After that, he entered the Buddhist priesthood and entered Gankuzan Itoku-ji Temple, Soto sect located in Hatakura Village (present Otsuki City), Tsuru County, Yamanashi Prefecture on the recommendation of Ichidakusai SAITO, a former member of the Shinsengumi.
その後仏門に入り、元新選組隊士斎藤一諾斎の勧めで山梨県都留郡畑倉村（現大月市）の曹洞宗岩空山威徳寺に入門。