It is said that Chui was a polite and gentle person of integrity often sought to be consulted by the chief retainer of the Satsuma clan on sensitive matters within the Shimazu family.
きわめて礼儀正しく、物事を荒立てない人格者であったといわれ、薩摩藩家老から島津家内部の密事に関わる相談事を受けることも多々あった。