He had an acute sense of hearing and when he was invited to play in a house he would not begin to play though the preparations were completed and was asked why, he answered, 'Resonance here is not good because the shamisen box behind is not cleared up.'
聴覚に優れ、ある邸に招かれて演奏したおり、準備が整ったもののいっこうに弾き始めようとしないので問うたところ、「後ろの三味線箱が片付けられていないので音の響きが悪いから」と答えたという。