In 1868, he attended at the New Government as Sanyo (Counselor), however, he was assassinated in Higashigawa, Marutamachi-dori Street Sagaru, Teramachi-dori Street, Kyoto (current Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City) by samurais from Totsugawa area on the way back from sandai (a visit to the Imperial Palace).
慶応4年（1868年）新政府に参与として出仕するが、翌年参内の帰途、十津川郷士らにより、京都寺町通丸太町通下ル東側（現在の京都市中京区）で暗殺される。