Saigo returned to Edo, and on April 4, he marched into Edo castle with Imperial envoy Saneyana HASHIMOTO, and announced the document from the Emperor to Yoshiyori TOKUGAWA, and on April 11, Edo Castle was surrendered.
江戸へ帰った西郷は、4月4日、勅使橋本実梁らと江戸城に乗り込み、徳川慶頼に勅書を伝え、4月11日に江戸城開城が成った。