According to Joshido, his head was retrieved by Shuzo ISHIZAKA and was kept by Fusako YAMAOKA (the wife of Tesshu YAMAOKA), who returned it to Hachiro's family.
『女士道』によると首は石坂周造がとりもどし、山岡英子（山岡鉄舟の妻）が保管し遺族に渡したという。