Sokyu, as Hideyoshi's sado, worked in cooperation for the tea ceremony of the Great Kitano Tea Gathering so as to celebrate the inauguration of Jurakudai (which was Hideyoshi's residence and office in Kyoto) in 1587.
また茶頭として1587年（天正15年）に秀吉が主催した聚楽第落成の交歓茶事北野大茶会にも協力をする。