In 1848, Tadahiko was invited by his close friend, Shigefumi TOYOSHIMA, who was shodaibu (aristocracy lower than Kugyo) of Arisugawanomiya, and returned to Kyoto and resumed his position in miyake as a retainer of Imperial Prince Arisugawanomiya Takahito, the heir of Imperial Prince Tsunahito.
嘉永元年（1848年）、親友であった有栖川宮の諸大夫・豊島茂文の誘いによって帰洛した忠彦は、韶仁親王の世子有栖川宮幟仁親王の家来として宮家に復帰した。