| His legitimate son, Akiyoshi (Ichiro) YAMAJI, who was an apprentice of Tenmonkata, joined Shogitai (an elite corps of the Shogunate) at the Boshin War and went missing in action (he was later captured in the Hakodate War). |
戊辰戦争では天文方見習であった嫡男山路彰善（一郎）が彰義隊に参加して行方不明となる（後に箱館戦争で捕らえられる）。 |