In the Meiji period, his posts included Chugoku Shikoku Tsuito Sotoku (military governor of Chugoku and Shikoku); Daisotoku no Miya Sanbo (staff officer for the commander in chief); Sendai Tsuito Sotoku (military governor of Sendai); Ou Tsuito Sotoku (military governor of Ou); Hirakatako Sotoku (governor of Hirakatako); and he was appointed Major General in August 1869.
明治に入ると中国四国追討総督・大総督宮参謀・仙台追討総督・奥羽追討総督平潟口総督などを務め、明治2年（1869年）7月に陸軍少将に任ぜられる。