Shinsengumi Period
In Kyoto, Kondō and his "faction" stayed in Kyoto while the rest of the Roshigumi returned to Edo. Soon, the Mibu Roshigumi (which would eventually become known as the Shinsengumi) was formed. Yamanami served as a vice-commander, alongside Hijikata Toshizō after Niimi Nishiki was demoted for instigating a vicious street brawl with sumo wrestlers in Kyoto.
Yamanami was said to be one of the Shieikan members involved in the Serizawa Kamo assassination in 1863. After the purge of the Serizawa faction, Yamanami became one of two vice-commanders (the other being Hijikata).
Yamanami did not take part in the famed Ikedaya Jiken in 1864, instead he guarded the group's headquarters.
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