Although he applied for recruitment of the Shinsengumi members by the leader, Isami KONDO, and joined the Shinsengumi in October, 1864, he left the Shinsengumi before going to Kyoto.
元治元年（1864年）10月、新選組局長近藤勇による隊士募集に応じて一時新選組へ入隊するが、京都へ向かう前に脱退。