From 1801, Chazan was employed at a high salary as jukan (an official specialized in Confucianism) affiliated to the Fukuyama Domain, and he also gave lectures at the hanko Kodokan school (domain school of Saga) (Bingo Fukuchiyama Domain).
茶山はから福山藩の儒官としての知遇を受け、藩校弘道館(備後福山藩)にも出講した。