There is also an opinion that Tsunayoshi, like many men of his time, practiced pederasty and ordered Yoshiyasu to bring young boys to him for his pleasure.
更に異説として、綱吉は当時の男性の多くと同様に少年愛日本をたしなみ、吉保に命じて少年を送り込ませ男色を楽しんだという。