| When the Ikedaya Incident occurred on July 8, 1864, he was a member of Toshizo HIJIKATA's team (some people think he was in Chuji MATSUBARA's team or Genzaburo INOUE's team), and he was in charge of outdoor defense. |
元治元年6月5日の池田屋事件では土方歳三の隊（松原忠司、井上源三郎の隊とも）に所属し、屋外の守備を行っていた。 |