The Revenge of the Soga Brothers was a vengeance incident on 28 June 1193, during the Fuji no Makigari hunting event arranged by shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo in Fujino, Suruga Province, Japan. The Soga
Tokimune galloping to Mount Fuji by Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Soga Tokimune watches the moon after the rain before going to attack Minamoto no Yoritomo's quarters. From the ukiyo-e series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi.
Gosho no Gorōmaru capturing Soga Tokimune. From the ukiyo-e series Warriors Trembling with Courage by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi.
Gosho no Gorōmaru capturing Soga Tokimune by Sharaku
The Igagoe vendetta was a vengeance incident in Japan in 1634, where the murder of a retainer was avenged by his older brother. The event happened in the town of Iga-Ueno near Iga Pass. The vendetta i
Revenge of the Soga Brothers
…unrelated participants. It is known as one of the three major adauchi (vendetta) incidents in Japan, alongside Akō vendetta (by the 47 Rōnin) and the Igagoe vendetta. The incident is recorded in the historical chronicle Azuma Kagami and the epic tale of Soga Monogatari, and has been popularized in popular culture…
Two swordsmen with blunt swords are locked in combat, and a third has taken a tumble. This is an episode from a popular story based on the Igagoe revenge, first performed in 1777. Print by Konishi Hirosada, c. 1850.
Kuniyasu, Igagoe Vendetta, c.1815-1820
Katsukawa Shuntei [ja], Igagoe Dochusugoroku, 1811