From the early times, he joined with the patriot of the Sonnojoi ha (supporters of the doctrine of restoring the emperor and expelling the barbarians), such as Torataro YOSHIMURA, and Izumi MAKI, and in the boycott of the kobu-gattai (party of advocating Kobu-Gattai which unites the court and the shogunate) he was the vanguard of conduct.
早くより真木和泉、吉村寅太郎ら尊王攘夷派の志士と交わって公武合体派の排斥運動では急先鋒となって画策した。