According to the eidaikyo hono kifuda (a wooden plate certifying the dedication of eternal and essential Buddhist scriptures) (永大経奉納木札) of Gensho-ji Temple in Najio and the documents of Gensho-ji Temple, it is sure that Yaemon existed in Najio during 1772 and 1788.
名塩の源照寺の永大経奉納木札や源照寺文書によって、安永・天明のころに弥右衛門が名塩にいたことは確かである。