On January 1, 1865, Mimawarigumi and Bette gumi mobilized in order to attack the Mito tengu to (Mito tengu Party), who was going west, and Umunosuke assigned lodgings with Sakuro MURATA in Otsu City.
元治元年（1864年）12月4日、西進する水戸天狗党迎撃のため見廻組・別手組などが出陣、この折、村田作郎と共に大津市で宿割を行う。