Niimi Nishiki

Niimi Nishiki (1836-1863)

He belongs to Serizawa's group and is a master (Menkyo Kaiden) of the Shinto Munen Ryu like Serizawa. He is thought to be from the Mito area like Serizawa and was said to be Serizawa's right hand man. At one point he was also a commander but apparently got demoted to Vice-Commander. He was said to be forced to commit hara-kiri a few months before September by Kondou's faction in a shop called Yamanoo in Gion, for violation of rules. However there is no record. There is an alternate theory that he was a Choshu spy by the name of "Iori Tanaka", who was killed at around the same time and was assumed as Niimi. His grave is in Mibudera, Kyoto.