He came back to Japan in 1349 after staying in Yuan for a long time, during which he studied the teachings of the Rinzai Sect, which ranges from those of Oryu (also known as Koryu) (a great Chinese priest) to those of Eisai (a Japanese Buddhist priest who studied in China, credited with bringing the Rinzai Sect of Zen Buddhism and green tea from China to Japan), and served as the chief priest of Tosotsu-ji Temple.
また黄龍から栄西にいたる臨済宗の法流を受けて兜率寺に住するなど、長期間元に滞在して1349年に帰国している。