As his name is in the 'persons died from accidents or disease' section on the stone monument erected in Itabashi by Shinpachi NAGAKURA, it is believed that he died while he was in the corps for reasons still unknown.
永倉新八が建てた板橋の石碑の中で「変死・病死」に列記されている為、在隊中に何らかの理由で死亡したと考えられる。