In March 1701, when Emperor Higashiyama sent his Imperial envoys to Edo, Sukekado YANAGIWARA and Yasuharu TAKANO, while they were welcomed by the Genroku Ako, who was in charge of looking after them, the Genroku Ako Incident took place when the host of the lord of the Ako Domain, Naganori ASANO attacked an instructor with his sword, Koke (a master of ceremony), Yoshinaka KIRA.
ちなみに1701年3月には、東山天皇が江戸へ派遣した勅使、柳原資廉・高野保春の接待をめぐって接待役の赤穂藩主浅野長矩が指南役の高家吉良義央に斬りかかるという元禄赤穂事件が発生する。