In 1655, on a recommendation by SEN no Sotan, he began to serve Tadatomo OGASAWARA, who was a lord of the Yoshida Domain in Mikawa Province (the present Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture), and received a formal stipend of 100 koku (a real stipend of 30 koku, a ration enough for five persons) to carry out the art of tea ceremony.
明暦元年（1655年）、千宗旦の推挙で三河国吉田藩（愛知県豊橋市）主小笠原忠知に茶道をもって30石5人扶持（100石格）で仕えるようになった。