 The final "daimyō" of Mikkaichi, Yanagisawa Noritada, was the only "daimyō" to actually visit his domain, and did so only to surrender his forces to neighbouring Shibata Domain during the Boshin War.In July 1871, with the abolition of the han system, Mikkaichi Domain briefly became Mikkaichi Prefecture, and was merged into the newly created Niigata Prefecture.Under the new Meiji government, Yanagisawa Noritada was given the "kazoku" peerage title of "shishaku" (viscount).