It is said that during this period, he called himself Itsuki KONDO, lived on Koromonotana Shimodachiuri, or Marutamachi Aburanokoji, earned his living by giving lectures and private lessons.
この頃、近藤齋宮と称しており衣棚下立売や丸太町油小路に住み、売講や個人教授などをして生計を立てていたらしい。