On their way back to Japan, commander's ship was caught in a storm and drifted to the south, and they could not return to Japan (FUJIWARA no Kiyokawa died in Tang), but vice-commander's ship returned to Japan safely and brought Ganjin to Japan.
帰路、大使船は暴風雨に遭い、南方に流されて帰国できなかったが（藤原清河は唐で客死）、副使船は無事帰国して鑑真を来日させることができた。