When he was serving as the chief priest in Godaisan Chikurin-ji Temple wakibo, he fell in forbidden love with Uma ONO, who was a daughter of an Ikakeya (a craftsman who fixes the metal pans or pots) and was 20 years younger than him.
五台山竹林寺脇坊の住職をしていた頃、鋳掛屋の娘で20歳年下の大野馬と禁断の恋をする。