| He served four heads of the Ogasawara family until 1697, when he resigned following Nagashige OGASAWARA transfer to Iwatsuki Domain in Musashi Province and moved to Honjo (present-day Sumida Ward) on the outskirts of Edo, building a tearoom and a large following of pupils. |
その後元禄10年（1697年）小笠原長重が武蔵国岩槻藩に転封となるまで4代にわたって仕え、職を辞して江戸郊外の本所 (墨田区)に茶室を構えて多くの門人を集めた。 |