In the Battle of Toba-Fushimi, the castellan Masakuni INABA and some other people refused the request of the Shogunate forces to allow them entry the castle since they had decided to side with the new government.
鳥羽・伏見の戦いに際しては、城主稲葉正邦らが新政府に対する恭順を決め込んだため、幕府軍の入城要請を拒絶した。