In September, the next year he served in Konoe-kyoku (Imperial Guards Service) and having acted as Konoe (Japanese Army) Jyunkan Sanbo (general staff) in July, 1874, and a member of the Army War College Student Corps in September, 1875, and was promoted to Hiroshima Chindai Army Hohei Daijyuni Rentai Daisan Daitai in April, 1876, and to Major in July.
翌年9月近衛局出仕、1874年7月には近衛(日本軍)准官参謀、1875年9月の陸軍士官学校(日本)生徒隊付を経、1876年4月広島鎮台歩兵第12連隊第3大隊、同7月少佐に進級する。