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In this article describe the meaning of shu-ho performed by Emperor of Go-Toba when Incident of Kagetoki Kajiwara. In February 1200, Go-Toba practiced an esoteric Buddhism method called 'Godanho'. It purpose to cure illness of emperor and pray for the social well-being of the country. Go-Toba’s ‘Godanho’ was interpreted as a curse by Kamakura shogunate who suspected Go-Toba had committed with Kagetoki. In other words, it blessed him and expressed hostile to shogunate. However, the same time, Go-Toba practiced another shu-ho called 'Tenpo-Rinpo’. It’s a extraordinarily curse. It compared that both ‘Godanho’ and ‘Tenopo-Rinpo ’ in this research. As a result, The plan of a comparison of these two types of practices, I conclude that Kajiwara Kagetoki's plan to make a pilgrimage to Kyoto was a realistic one and that Go-Toba conducted the practice to protect Kyoto from warfare. The possibility of Kagetoki’s entering Kyoto was came up, and so, Go-Toba attempted practicing shu-ho to give divine protection Kyoto.