Although Yoshinobu left Ueno on April 11th, the Shogitai troops changed their master to the Cloistered Imperial Prince Rinojinomiya Kogen who was residing in the Kanei-ji Temple, then continued to stay in Ueno.
4月11日に慶喜が上野を退去した後も、彰義隊は寛永寺に住する輪王寺宮公現法親王を擁して上野に居座り続けた。