When Shinsengumi's promotion to Shogun's retainer was determined in July of the year, he revolted and protested to the house of Kyoto shugoshoku (Military governor of Kyoto) in Aizu domain, but was not accepted and committed suicide on the spot with Shimenosuke SANO, Goro NAKAMURA, Juro TOMIKAWA, and so on.
同年6月に新選組の幕臣取り立てが決まると、反発して会津藩京都守護職邸に抗議を行ったが受け入れられず、佐野七五三之助、中村五郎、富川十郎らと共に、同所で自刃した。