On the way, he received permission to travel to Tokyo, and arrived in Hakodate on May 25th, but, Hakodate and Goryokaku castle had already reopened on the 18th, the war was already finished (this was the end of Boshin War).
途中、東京で出張許可を受け、5月25日、箱館に着いたが、18日に箱館・五稜郭が開城し、戦争はすでに終わっていた（戊辰戦争の終了）。