Then in early August he began a secluded life at a hermitage Asahiken (朝陽軒) in Kurotsuchihara, Yamaji Raikoji-mura Village (present Kinryu-machi, Saga City) 10 km to the north from the Saga-jo Castle town.
そして、7月初旬佐賀城下の北10キロの山地来迎寺村（現在の佐賀市金立町）黒土原の庵室朝陽軒に隠棲。