Shojin studied Noh since he was young under Konparu-Dayu Gyuren and mastered all the secrets of the art of Konparu-ryu, and was famous as a leading expert of 'te-sarugaku' (amateur Noh) at that time.
少進は若年から金春大夫笈蓮の元で修行し、金春流の秘伝はすべて伝承、当時のアマチュア能「手猿楽」の第一人者として著名であった。