He studied composing linked verses 'Renga' under Shukei, and after the death of Shukei, he studied under Shokyu SATOMURA and inherited the Satomura family.
連歌を周桂（しゅうけい）に学び、周桂の死後里村昌休（しょうきゅう）につき、里村家を継いだ。