Around this time, Hidenaga invited Soji YAMANOUE and also studied under SEN no Rikyu.As a result, chanoyu (Japanese tea ceremony) in Koriyama became as poplar as it was in Kyoto, Sakai and Nara.
この頃秀長は山上宗二を招き千利休にも師事しており、郡山は京・堺・奈良と並んで茶の湯の盛んな土地となっていた。