However, they could not find a teacher near the place they lived, and although they made him study in such places as Nagaoka City, Shibata City, and Takada City, they still could not find a suitable teacher.
しかし辺縁の地にて師が見つからず、長岡市、新発田市、高田市などに遊学させるも相応しい師を見つけられずにいた。