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Kioichō Incident

Assassinations in JapanMay 1878Terrorist incidents in Japan

The Kioizaka Incident (紀尾井坂の変, Kioizaka no Hen) was the assassination of Ōkubo Toshimichi, the Minister of the Interior, on May 14, 1878 (Meiji 11). He was killed by six samurai (former samurai) carrying a "Zankanjō" (斬奸状, lit. "Slay Evil Manifesto") in Shimizudani, Kioichō, Kōjimachi, Kōjimachi-ku, Tokyo (now part of Kioichō, Chiyoda, Tokyo). The attack site was not precisely on Kioizaka but near the bottom of the slope (in front of the present-day Shimizudani Park). It is also known as the Kioichō Incident, Kioizaka Incident, or Ōkubo Toshimichi Assassination.

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Kioichō Incident
Kioichō Street, Chiyoda

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紀尾井町通り

Kioichō Street
102-0094 Chiyoda
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