Having a weakness for sake, there were some incidents where Genkyo ran into a post when drunk and bumped his nose, and that he was taken to a police box, but it is said that as soon as he was identified as the 'Running Priest,' he was immediately let go.
酒には目がなく、酔っ払って走り、電柱に鼻柱をぶつけたり、交番に連れて行かれたこともあったが、「走り坊主」であることが判明すると、難なく放免されたという。