Having said that, it seems living in Hachijo-jima Island was inconvenient for him, and he was the subject of anecdotes, such as 'he was given alcohol in charity by Masanori FUKUSHIMA's vassal who, by chance, had come to Hachijo-jima Island to take shelter from a storm,' and 'he was treated to rice balls by a local magistrate of Hachijo-jima Island.'
それでもやはり八丈島での生活は不自由であったらしく、「偶然嵐のため八丈島に退避していた福島正則の家臣に酒を恵んでもらった話」や「八丈島の代官におにぎりを馳走してもらった話」などの逸話が伝わっている。