The former domain's cadre, including Hiroshi YAMAKAWA, had been taken prisoner in Tokyo and chose Shimokita without consulting with the feudal retainers who were held in suspension at Takada.
東京で捕虜となっていた山川浩ら旧藩幹部は、高田で謹慎していた藩士らに諮ることなく下北を選択。