Soon after the departure on November 17, the Japanese envoy's ships hit by a heavy gale drifted to the southward, however the ship of vice envoy, Komaro, managed to keep its course to safely reach Bonotsu on December 20; indeed, it took as long as 10 years for Ganjin, who carried Buddha Relics with him, to finally realize his long-cherished desire to visit Japan.
11月17日に遣唐使船が出航ほどなくして暴風が襲い、清河の大使船は南方まで漂流したが、古麻呂の副使船は持ちこたえ、12月20日に薩摩坊津に無事到着し、実に10年の歳月を経て仏舎利を携えた鑑真は宿願の渡日を果たすことができた。