When Hisamitsu SHIMAZU's soldiers went up to Kyoto in 1862, Shigeru played an active role in the Teradaya Incident as one of Chinbushi (temporary government post involving security enforcement).
文久2年（1862年）の島津久光の卒兵上京に従い、寺田屋事件では鎮撫使の一人として活躍。