He was extremely busy supporting activities for the bakufu during the stay in Kyoto and participated in disturbances in the end of Edo period, such as Kinmon Incident and Tengu Party's Disturbance, as a leader of the army although he was still young at the time.
滞京中の佐幕活動は多忙を極め、禁門の変や天狗党の動乱に際しては一軍の将として出陣するなど、幼年ながらも幕末の動乱に参加している。