He was taken to Yukai at the age of 7 and for 7 years, until 14 years old, he served an immortal (a benevolent wizard) (a sanjin who calls himself Sugiyama Sojo and a teacher of Torakichi) who was enshrined at Mt. Asama in Shinano Province.'
「七歳の時より幽界に伴はれて、十四歳まで七箇年の間信濃国なる浅間山に鎮まり座る神仙（寅吉の師翁で杉山僧正と名乗る山人）に仕はれたる。」