Igagoe vendetta
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 is known as one of the three major vendetta incidents in Japan, alongside the Revenge of the Soga Brothers and the Akō vendetta (by the 47 Rōnin).
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. | |
| Native name | 鍵屋の辻の決闘 |
|---|---|
| Date | November 7, 1634 |
| Location | Iga-Ueno |
| Type | Revenge attack |
| Cause | Murder of Watanabe Gendayū |
| Target | Kawai Matagorō |
| Organised by | Watanabe Kazuma and his brother-in-law Araki Mataemon |
| Outcome | Revenge successful |
| Casualties | |
| Kazuma's people: 0 | |
| Matagorō's people: 3+ | |
| Arrests | unknown |
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