. ▁ ▁A ▁lic ensed ▁pract ition er ▁of ▁the ▁T ennen ▁R ish in ▁Ry u , ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁R ō sh ig umi ▁together ▁with ▁Ok ita ▁S ō ji ▁and ▁In ou e ▁G enz ab ur ō . ▁ ▁However , ▁not ▁long ▁after ▁their ▁arrival ▁in ▁Ky oto , ▁the ▁R ō sh ig umi ▁was ▁dis band ed , ▁he ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁E do , ▁leaving ▁behind ▁Ok ita ▁S ō ji , ▁In ou e ▁G enz ab ur ō ▁and ▁few ▁members ▁there . ▁While ▁in ▁E do , ▁he ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Sh inch ō g umi , ▁which ▁was ▁under ▁the ▁spons or ship ▁of ▁the ▁Sh ō na i - han . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁he ▁and ▁M its u ▁moved ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁bar ra cks ▁( k umi - y ash iki ▁ <0xE7> <0xB5> <0x84> 屋 <0xE6> <0x95> <0xB7> ) ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁E do ▁residence ▁of ▁Tan uma ▁Ok it aka ▁with ▁their ▁children . ▁They ▁lived ▁there ▁until ▁the ▁Bos hin ▁War . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁Bos hin ▁War , ▁he ▁and ▁M its u ▁took ▁care ▁of ▁a ▁termin ally ▁ill ▁Ok ita ▁S ō ji ▁until ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁the ▁northern ▁domains , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁soldiers ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁sh og un ate , ▁retre ated ▁to ▁the ▁T oh oku ▁region . ▁Since