| According to the later biography, Atsutane came to know Norinaga MOTOORI in 1801 and he tried to join his disciple but Norinaga died in the year, therefore he became a member of Suzuyajuku school as a disciple after Norinaga's death. |
また、のちの伝記によると、1801年（享和元年）に本居宣長のことを知り、その門下に加わろうとするが、同年に宣長は没し、没後の門人としてその名を鈴屋塾に置いたということになっている。 |