hɪz pɹˈɛdᵻsˌɛsɚ, sˈoʊmə mˈɪtʃɪtˌeɪn, fˈɔːɹməli sɚɹˈɛndɚd tə ðə mˈeɪdʒi ɡˈʌvɚnmənt; haʊˈɛvɚ, ðə dəmˈeɪn wʌz nˌɑːt pˈʌnɪʃt, ænd tˈɑːʃɪtˌeɪn wʌz ɹᵻstˈoːɹd æz dəmˈeɪn ɡˈʌvɚnɚ baɪ ðə nˈuː ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌntˈɪl ðɪ ˌæbəlˈɪʃən ʌvðə hˈæn sˈɪstəm ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn.
His predecessor, Sōma Michitane, formally surrendered to the Meiji government; however, the domain was not punished, and Toshitane was restored as domain governor by the new government until the abolition of the han system in 1871.