joined

Ito Kashitaro.
He was originally Ibaraki Samurai.
There is Mito in Ibaraki.
Mito was the center of thought of expulsion of the foreigners originally.
(Yoshinobu was born here also.)　

Ito was affected by thought of expulsion of the foreigners.
Then he became ronin and he went Edo.
He opened swordsmanship dojo in Edo.
　
He was very talented.
He also had ability to take action.
This dojo had become immediately popular.

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Influence of the Shinsengumi had increased in Kyoto at that time.
They were going to increase the number of Shinsengumi member.
　
Therefore Kondo came back to Edo.
And he heard the reputation of Ito.
　
"Will you join the Shinsengumi?"　
Kondo invited  Ito.
　
"As reverence for the emperor."
Ito agreed.
　
Ito joined the Shinsengumi as the presence of exceptional from the beginning.
Later the Shinsengumi had become kill each other by this.