At the same time, he became friendly with Soeki SEN and Doshitsu TENNOJIYA, who were masters of tea ceremony and wealthy merchants in Sakai, and they associated with each other as tea masters and Japan-Korea traders.
同じ頃、堺の茶人兼豪商である千宗易や天王寺屋道叱らと懇意になり、数奇者として、朝鮮貿易業者として交歓しあった。