On the other hand, he built a fine tomb stone for Ichiro MINAMI, his close friend, became a devout Christian, and showed a generous side by being affectionate toward his children, and continued the missionary work despite being persecuted at the beginning of the Christian period, nor did he show any emotion when a cancer of the stomach grew to a size that even surprised his doctors, which l indicated that he was an individual that possessed a strong will.
その一方で親友・南一郎の死に際して立派な墓碑を建立したり、キリスト教の敬虔な信者となったり、子に対しても慈しみ深いなど、優しさも持った人物であり、さらに初期キリスト教時代の迫害を受けつつも伝道を行い、またその死に際しては医師が驚くほど胃癌が進行するまで顔色一つ変えないなど、精神的な強さも持っていたと思われる。