Also children of former feudal lords and the nobility joined, such as Tomotsuna IWAKURA (adopted child of Tomomi), Hikonoshin OKUBO, Nobuaki MAKINO, Isaburo YAMAGATA and so on.
他、旧大名家・公家の子弟としては他に、岩倉具綱（具視の養子）、大久保彦之進、牧野伸顕、山県伊三郎等が参加。