Choshu clan that was Emperor's enemy was forgiven by the Decree for the Restoration of Imperial Rule in 1867 and Kawata returned to Tottori Domain due to samurai of the Choshu clan coming to the capital for overthrowing the Shogunate.
慶応3年（1867年）王政復古の大号令により朝敵であった長州藩が宥免され、倒幕のために長州藩兵が上京したのに伴い、河田らも鳥取に帰藩。