There is a tale in 'Untold Stories of Shinsengumi Swordsmen' (written by Shoshi RYUSEN) that he wandered around before finally settling down as a sericulture instructor at Iwate Prefecture and lived until 1890, and books that studied the Shinsengumi referred to it as though it was a true event.
「新選組剣豪秘話」(流泉小史著)に各地を流浪した末に岩手県で養蚕教師となり、明治23年（1890年）まで存命していたとう話が、真実のように新選組研究の本に記載されるが、