After arriving at Edo, he changed his name to 'Gonroku ODA' adopting the family name of the mother's side and lived in a house rented from Chuzaemon YOSHIDA in 6 chome, Kojimachi, but soon moved to another rented place of Koyamaya in 3 chome, Ishimachi, owned by Kuranosuke OISHI.
江戸到着後は、母方の氏をとって「小田権六」と変名して麹町六丁目吉田忠左衛門借家に入ったが、まもなく大石内蔵助の石町三丁目の小山屋借家に移った。