He entered the Buddhist priesthood in his last years, took the name Soji Kyoshi and secluded himself in a small thatched hut where he engaged in the cultured pursuits of writing poetry, painting and the tea ceremony.
晩年に至って得度し、宗二（そうじ）居士と号して、詩書や絵画、茶道に通じた文人として草庵を結んだ。