He excelled academically at a very young age and studied with Gaho HAYASHI and Hoko HAYASHI, but he moved to Honno village (current Mobara City) in Kazusa Province due to his father's chikkyo (being confined to one's house) in 1678.
幼くして学問にすぐれ林鵞峰・林鳳岡に学んだが、延宝7年（1679年）、父の蟄居にともない、14歳にして上総国の本納村（現・茂原市）に移った。