In 1731, he left his home for Edo saying 'I'm going out to do some farm labor' to his family in his fourteenth year (ages in this article are described by the traditional Japanese system).
1731年（享保16年）、14歳（数え年、以下同）の時、家人には「畑仕事に行く」と言い残して出奔（家出）し、江戸に向かった。