In Kamigata (Kyoto and Osaka area), influential roshi (masterless samurai) such as Kuniomi HIRANO, Izumi MAKI, Hachiro KIYOKAWA and Tesseki FUJIMOTO gathered where they waited for a visit by Hisamitsu SHIMAZU to Kyoto.
上方には平野国臣、真木和泉、清河八郎、藤本鉄石ら有力な浪士たちが集結して、島津久光の上洛を待ちわびていた。