Sakuradamon incident (1932)

The Sakuradamon incident was an unsuccessful assassination attempt against Japanese Emperor Hirohito on January 8, 1932, at the gate Sakuradamon in Tokyo, Empire of Japan.

Sakuradamon incident
Part of the Korean independence movement
Police gather around the spot where the grenade used in the attack landed (January 8, 1932)
Location
35.67787°N 139.75311°E / 35.67787; 139.75311
Planned byKorean Patriotic Organization
Commanded byKim Ku
TargetEmperor Hirohito
DateJanuary 8, 1932
Executed byLee Bong-chang
OutcomeEmperor is unharmed, Lee arrested and executed
Sakuradamon incident
Korean name
Hangul이봉창의사 의거 or
도쿄의거 or
사쿠라다문의거
Hanja or
or
Japanese name
Kanji桜田門事件
Hiraganaさくらだもんじけん

The attack was carried out by Korean independence activist Lee Bong-chang, a member of the Korean Patriotic Organization. Lee threw a grenade at the Japanese Emperor, but the grenade failed to kill him. Lee was promptly arrested, tried, sentenced, and executed on October 10, 1932. He is now remembered as a martyr in South Korea, where the attack is sometimes referred to as the Patriotic Deed of Lee Bong-chang (Korean: 이봉창의사 의거).

In the aftermath of the attack, Japanese authorities stepped up their search for Kim Ku and other members of the Korean Provisional Government, which had funded the operation.

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