The middle child Tokizo (III) for some reason favored his mother's side of the family and identified himself as OGAWA, and wished to create a new family independent of his father's 'Harimaya', however this was not to be realized during his lifetime.
真ん中の三代目時蔵はどうした訳か母の実家に愛着があり、自ら母方の姓・小川を名乗ったばかりか、父方の「播磨屋」から独立して新たに一家を起したいと考えていたが、生前それは実現しなかった。