The uprising was comprised of two groups; one directly petitioned Kashiwazaki Prefectural Office from April 4th to 6th (lunar calendar) for reduction of peoples' burdens of the construction, and another went to Niigata Prefectural Office from April 6th to 8th (lunar calendar) to protest the construction.
一揆は、旧暦4月4日から6日にかけて柏崎県庁へ強訴を行った一行と、4月6日から8日にかけて新潟県庁へ向かった一行とから成る。