It's not clear when Nomura joined the Shinsengumi. When Kondo Isami was captured in Nagareyama, he and Soma Kazue accompanied as valets and imprisoned. They were released after Kondo was executed and took ship to Sendai where Hijikata Toshizo was.
References
- Shinsengumi Zentaishi Tettei Guide (新選組全隊士徹底ガイド) Maeda Masaki
- J-Wikipedia Nomura Risaburo
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