For missionary activities, while he was left behind the Higashi Hongan-ji Temple in the Hokkaido region, he promoted going abroad, and built instant bases to conduct missionary work in Asia and western countries.
開教活動では北海道などで東本願寺に後れをとる一方で海外への進出をすすめ、アジア、欧米にいち早く布教拠点を築いた。