However, he was gripped by nostalgia for his hometown where he had lived long, and returned to Niigata to become vice priest of Eco-in Temple (Nishi Ward, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture).
しかし、長年住んだ故郷が忘れられずに帰郷し回向院（新潟県新潟市西区）の副住職となる。