Nagakazu became a governor of domain by the return of lands and people to the emperor in 1869, and the Nishioji Domain was abolished due to Haihan-chiken (abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures) two years later.
明治2年（1868年）の版籍奉還で長和は藩知事となり、2年後の廃藩置県で西大路藩は廃藩となった。