After that, he went to Kyoto with the heir of the clan, Motonori MORI, and under Kogoro KATSURA and Gisuke KUSAKA, he made efforts as a person in charge of the administration affairs staying in Kyoto.
以後、藩世子毛利元徳と共に入洛し、桂小五郎や久坂義助の下、京都詰の事務方として尽力した。