She was granted Chamei (a pseudonym specifically granted to a master of the tea ceremony), 'Sochiku NIIJIMA;' thereafter, she started tea ceremony classes for women in Kyoto to support herself and contributed to the propagation of the Urasenke school of tea ceremony.
茶名「新島宗竹」を授かり、以後は京都に女性向けの茶道教室を開いて自活し、裏千家流を広めることに貢献した。