He wrote a letter of recommendation when his disciple, Kiyoyuki MIYOSHI, was taking Taisaku (a test required to become Monjo tokugosho), noting that "Kiyoyuki's reputed talent is beyond his peers," but Kiyoyuki failed the test.
弟子の三善清行が対策を受ける際、推薦文を書き「清行の才名、時輩に超越す」と記したが、清行は不合格となった。