After that, he moved to Choraku-ji Temple in Kozuke Province (Ota City) and then moved to Kita-in of Muryouju-ji Temple (present Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture, later referred to as Kita-in Temple) of Musashi Province in 1588 and called himself Tenkai.
その後さらに上野国の長楽寺(太田市)を経て天正16年（1588年）に武蔵国の無量寿寺北院（現在の埼玉県川越市。後の喜多院）に移り、天海を号したとされる。