Shichidayu was adopted by Yaichi, who was the tayu (headmaster) of the Kongo school, and he succeeded to the position of the headmaster of the Kongo school, but he handed over the position of the tayu to Shokichi (also called Ukyo), who was a biological son of Yaichi, after Shokichi came of age.
七太夫は金剛太夫（金剛流の家元）弥一の養子となり金剛太夫を継承したが、弥一の実子・右京勝吉の成人後に太夫の地位を譲った。