In 1186, Saigyo traveled to the Oshu region for the second time to ask for a financial contribution to Todai-ji Temple and, after subsequently staying in Ise, he lived quietly at Hirokawa-dera Temple in Kawachi Province (Kanan-cho, Osaka Prefecture).
文治2年(1186年)に東大寺勧進のため二度目の奥州下りを行い、伊勢に数年住ったあと河内弘川寺（大阪府河南町）に庵居。