And after Emperor Meiji demised and the Taisho era began, he held the post of the Provisional Director General of Imperial Household Editorial Bureau and made possible effort to compile "Meiji Tenno Ki" (Chronicle of Emperor Meiji).
また、明治天皇が崩御し、大正の世となると、臨時帝室編修局総裁の職に就き『明治天皇紀』の編纂に尽力した。