He became the governor of the Kishu Domain as a result of the return of lands and people to the emperor in 1869 and then moved to Tokyo Prefecture after Haihan-chiken (abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures) in 1871.
明治2年（1869年）の版籍奉還によって紀州藩知藩事となり、明治4年（1871年）の廃藩置県で東京府に移住する。