When he was 25 in 1835, he became the 18th chief priest of the Zenno-ji Temple in Manabe Village, Nihari District (present-day Tsuchiura City, Ibaraki Prefecture).
さらに1835年、25歳の折に、新治郡真鍋村（現・茨城県土浦市）の善応寺の第18代住職となる｡