However, his teacher, Tenshin OKAKURA, was a heavy drinker who reportedly drank two sho (approximately 3.6 liters) a day and strongly encouraged Taikan to drink sake, saying, 'If you cannot drink such a small quantity of sake as one sho, how can you take care of yourself?'
しかし師の岡倉天心は日に2升ともいわれる酒豪であり、「酒の一升くらい飲めずにどうする」と大観を叱咤した。