After he traveled around Kyushu in 1791, he wanted to be taken into the care of Satsuma Domain but he was rejected. He was later taken up in Hita, Bungo Province for a while.
1791年（寛政3）には九州各地を旅した後に薩摩藩を頼ろうとするが退けられ、一時は豊後国日田において捕縛される。