Some time later he changed to the stage family name of his own family 'Takashimaya,' however in deference to his adopted brother Sadanji (I) and his younger half brother Kodanji ICHIKAWA (V), he used a different character to write the character for 'shima' in 'Takashimaya'.
やがて実家の屋号「高島屋」に改めることにしたが、養兄初代左團次や異母弟の市川小團次(5代目)に遠慮して、｢島」の字を「嶋」に差し替え「高嶋屋」とした。