In May 1872, he was transferred from a 12th-grade clerk at the Shinto Propagation Agency to the Shinto priest of Shiba-dai-jingu Shrine, which was located in Shiba Daimon, Minato Ward, Tokyo.
1872年（明治5）5月、宣教使十二等出仕から東京都港区(東京都)芝大門鎮座の芝大神宮祠官に異動。