Zeami's memories of his childhood that he had heard about Icchu from Doyo SASAKI who died before he met Yoshimitsu ASHIKAGA, and that he saw the Kia's stage when he was twelve years old are also interesting.
また義満との出会いの前に没していた佐々木道誉から一忠についての話を聞いたこと、12歳の時に喜阿の舞台を観たことが記されているなど、少年時代の記憶も興味深い。