After the Meiji restoration, he changed his first name to Isoshi and entered Ministry of Justice utilizing the fact that he was 'the son of Shozan,' but he had a fight against police officers and was dismissed.
明治維新後は恪（いそし）と名を改め、「象山の息子」であることを利用して司法省に出仕するも、警察官と喧嘩を起こし免職となる。