In September of the same year, she moved to Kikuzaka, Hongo (Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo Prefecture) and, along with her mother and younger sister, was obliged to live a hard life doing needlework and araihari (washing, stretching and drying various parts of kimono).
同年9月には本郷菊坂（東京都文京区）に移り母と妹と三人での針仕事や洗い張りをするなど苦しい生活を強いられる。