Shishi (supporters of a noble cause) of Sonno Joi party gathering in Kyoto at that time insisted on Joi Shinsei (Emperor going to battle himself) and Imperial visit to Owari Province which were planed by Yasuomi MAKI, and also worked in cooperation with Sanetomi SANJO, a radical Court noble at Imperial Court.
この頃、京都に集結していた尊攘派の志士は、真木保臣らが計画する攘夷親征・大和国行幸を主張し、朝廷内の過激公卿である三条実美らと連携して活動していた。