Ito Kashitaro's younger brother. Kenjutsu ryuha was Shinto Munen Ryu. He survived from the Incident at Aburano Koji. In the Battle of Toba-Fushimi, he worked under Nakamura Hanjiro of Satsuma han. Then he joined the Sekihotai and served as the Sanbô (Staff Officer), fought against the Aizu han.
After the Meiji Restration, he worked as a police officer until 1885.
References
- Rekishi Dokuhon, December 1997 issue "The Ten Captains of The Late Tokugawa Period's Strongest Shinsengumi" (歴史読本 幕末最強新選組１０人の組長)
- Shinsengumi Taishi Den (新選組隊士伝) Gakken
- Shinsengumi Zentaishi Tettei Guide (新選組全隊士徹底ガイド) Maeda Masaki
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