Tadayoshi was known as a master of archery, and in November 1608, he was acclaimed for his performance of Toshiya (long-range archery) in front of the Hoko-ji Temple Daibutsu-den Hall, which built up the foundation of Miyakonojo as a famous production area for Japanese bows today.
忠能は弓の達人として知られており、慶長13年（1608年）10月には方広寺大仏殿の前で通し矢を演じて賞賛され、現在都城が和弓の名産地となる基礎を築いたとされる。