Tradition says that he once admitted young Razan HAYASHI, a son of his friend Nobutoki HAYASHI, as his disciple, but observing that Razan was extraordinarily talented, he encouraged Razan to proceed to other profession.
一時、友人林信時の子である、若き日の林羅山を弟子としていたが、羅山の非凡なるを視て他の職に進むように勧めたとされる。