This rebellion was, however, put down swiftly by the newly formed Imperial Japanese Army, trained in Western tactics and weapons, even though the core of the new army was the Tokyo police force, which was largely composed of former samurai.
Dette oprør blev aflivet hurtigt af værnepligtige i det nydannede kejserlige hær, med vestligt taktik og våben, selvom kernen i den nye hær faktisk var Tokyos politistyrke, hovedsageligt bestående af tidligere samuraikrigere.