When he was young, he left for Kyoto with his father, Sokyu HIRASAWA, and they became disciples of Mitsuhiro KARASUMARU to learn 31-syllable Japanese poems.
若い頃、父、平沢宗休（そうきゅう）と京都に出て、父とともに烏丸光広に入門し和歌を学んだ。