In 1613, in the midst of performance of Noh play (the common men were also privileged to see) at the feast to celebrate the completion of reconstruction of the Great Buddha hall of Hoko-ji Temple held by Hideyori TOYOTOMI in the Kinri (Imperial Palace), Shigekata YOSHIOKA (who was allegedly on bad terms with Yazaemon TADAMI) was assaulted by an officer Yazaemon TADAMI who admonishing him for his attitude, and killed and wounded many persons including Tadami, before finally being killed by Kaneuji OTA who was a vassal of Katsushige ITAKURA, Kyoto shoshidai (the Kyoto deputy).
慶長18年（1613年）、豊臣秀頼が方広寺大仏殿を再建し、禁裏で落成の祝宴の能（庶民の拝観が許されていた）の最中に警護に当たっていた役人の只見弥五左衛門に態度を窘められたことに逆上（只見とは普段から不仲だったという）して只見を始め多くの人々を殺傷したため、駆けつけた京都所司代・板倉勝重家臣の太田兼氏に斬られた。