In the assault on Isami KONDO, planned by the remaining group of Goryo-eji (guards of Imperial mausoleums, and also called Kodai-ji Temple party) on January 12,1868, he was traveling along with KONDO as a bodyguard.
同年12月18日(旧暦)、御陵衛士（高台寺党）残党による近藤勇襲撃では近藤の護衛として同行していた。