Taishi (commander-in-chief) FUJIWARA no Kiyokawa, rejected the boarding of Ganjin and other members, but Komaro permitted them to board on vice-commander's ship at his own decision.
大使藤原清河は鑑真一行の乗船を拒否したが、古麻呂は独断でこれを許して副使船に乗船させた。