In February 1865, he was sent after Shinsengumi Vice Commander Keisuke YAMANAMI, who had attempted to desert, and arrested him in Kusatsu City, Omi Province.
慶応元年（1865年）2月、総長の山南敬助が脱走した事件では、追っ手として差し向けられ近江国草津市で捕らえる。