After the visit to the World Exposition in Paris and European countries, Akitake studied in Paris, but he was ordered to return home by the new government because of Taisei Hokan (transfer of power back to the Emperor) in 1867 and came back in December.
パリ万博とヨーロッパ各国訪問を終えた後、昭武はパリに留学するものの、大政奉還に伴い、慶応3年（1867年）に新政府から帰国を命じられ、12月に帰国した。