The tenth lord of the domain, Naoaki MIZOGUCHI, in particular, was fascinated by the tea ceremony, receiving esoteric instruction and taking the name Echigo-Ikei-ha.
特に10代藩主溝口直諒は茶道に傾倒し、奥伝を受けて自ら越後怡渓派を名乗るほどであった。