Meanwhile, he became Commander in Chief of Ex-legionary in August 1889, and after retiring as Director General of the Hokkaido government, he became Commander of the Seventh Ad Hoc Division of the Army.
その間明治22年(1889年)8月には屯田兵司令官に就任し、北海道庁長官退任後の明治28年(1895年)2月には臨時第7師団司令官となる。