After that, he was given the trade name of Fukudaya by the lord of Choshu domain and started a business along the present Hagi Okan (Hagi Highway) at Ouchimihori in Yamaguchi City.
その後、長州藩主より、福田屋の商号を授かり、現在の山口市大内御堀の萩往還沿いで商売を行った。