Kazan participated in Shoshikai (a kind of think tank) established by a Confucian official of Kishu Domain, Katsusuke ENDO, and exchanged notes with many people (including Choei TAKANO) regarding measures to be taken against famine.
また、紀州藩儒官遠藤勝助が設立した尚歯会に参加し、高野長英などと飢饉の対策について話し合った。