In his later years he got acquainted with Shingoro TAKENO, a rich merchant in Sakai, and while Sanetaka taught TAKENO the study of poetry and waka poems, TAKENO gave him a lot of financial support.
晩年には堺の富商である武野新五郎と知己となり、実隆が武野に歌学や和歌を指導する一方、武野からは少なからず経済的援助を受けていた。