When he returned to his own temple at 53 years of age, he was given the Juji position in Shokoku-ji Temple and was additionally assigned to be a great scholar of Kyoto Gozan (Five Great zen Temples of Kyoto) and negotiator with Korea.
53歳になり帰山すると相国寺住持に推され、続いて京都五山碩学と朝鮮修文職を任じられる。