In [[1853]], Iwase was named ''kachigashira''; he was also serving as an instructor at the [[Yushima Seido|Shôheizaka gakumonjo]] at that time.
In [[1853]], Iwase was named ''kachigashira''; he was also serving as an instructor at the [[Yushima Seido|Shôheizaka gakumonjo]] at that time.
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He was promoted to [[metsuke]] in [[1854]], and later that year was assigned Matsumae Ezochi yô Edo toriatsukai (official handling matters relating to [[Matsumae han|Matsumae]]/[[Ezo]] in [[Edo]]), replacing [[Arao Shigemasa]] who was being promoted to [[Nagasaki bugyo|Nagasaki bugyô]].
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He was promoted to [[metsuke]] in [[1854]], and later that year was assigned Matsumae Ezochi yô Edo toriatsukai (official handling matters relating to [[Matsumae han|Matsumae]]/[[Ezo]] in [[Edo]]), replacing [[Arao Shigemasa]] who was being promoted to [[Nagasaki bugyo|Nagasaki bugyô]]. By the beginning of [[1855]], he had been reassigned to [[Shimoda]] ''torishimari kakari''.