Five years later in 1696, when he was appointed Kyotoyaku (official in charge of affaires in Kyoto), he made a great effort as an agent of Mitsushige, to gain Kokin denju (the secret transmissions of the "Kokin Wakashu" [Anthology of Old and New Japanese Poems]), which was the long-cherished desire of Mitsushige, who had a special interest in waka (Japanese poetry).
5年後の元禄9年（1696年）、また京都役を命ぜられ、和歌のたしなみ深い光茂の宿望であった古今伝授（古今和歌集解釈の秘伝を授かること）を得るために、この取り次ぎの仕事に奔走した。