Although he was from a branch family and a Hayashikata (musician), he actively involved in assisting Saburo Yukishige KANZE, then tayu of the KANZE troupe, since Yukishige was young.
傍流の囃方という身ではあったが、時の観世大夫観世三郎之重が幼少であったため、それを助ける形で活発な活動を見せた。