When the Ikedaya Incident occurred on July 8, 1864, he was a member of Toshizo HIJIKATA's team (some people think he was in Genzaburo INOUE's team or Chuji MATSUBARA's team), and he was in charge of outdoor defense.
元治元年6月5日の池田屋事件では、土方歳三の隊（井上源三郎、松原忠司の隊とも）に所属し、屋外の守備を担当した。