Yamaguchi Naoki was initially a Confucian scholar who was appointed as a [[Tsukaiban]] in [[1860]], and promoted to [[Metsuke]] by the end of the same year. In [[1863]], he accompanied [[Tokugawa Iemochi]] on his historic trip to [[Kyoto]] (along with the [[Shinsengumi]]). During the same year, he was appointed administrator of Kanagawa. | Yamaguchi Naoki was initially a Confucian scholar who was appointed as a [[Tsukaiban]] in [[1860]], and promoted to [[Metsuke]] by the end of the same year. In [[1863]], he accompanied [[Tokugawa Iemochi]] on his historic trip to [[Kyoto]] (along with the [[Shinsengumi]]). During the same year, he was appointed administrator of Kanagawa. |