When the leading linked-verse teacher Soyo died, Joha SATOMURA became the leading figure in the linked-verse arena at the age of 40, but he was implicated in the Incident of Hidetsugu TOYOTOMI in 1595 and was placed under house arrest in front of Enjoji Temple (generally known as Mitsuidera Temple) in Omi Province.
40歳のとき宗養の死で連歌界の第一人者となるが、文禄4年（1595年）の豊臣秀次事件に連座して近江国園城寺（三井寺）の前に蟄居させられた。