He opened Todo-za (the traditional guild for the blind) at his residence, and became so-kengyo (the chairman of the highest-rank officials of the guild for the blind), to be called Akashi Kengyo (another name of Kakuichi AKASHI).
彼は自分の屋敷に当道座を設立して、みずから惣検校となり、明石検校とも言われている。