In 1701 he was awarded the honorific title of hokkyō ("Bridge of the Dharma"), the third highest rank awarded to Buddhist artists, and in 1704 he moved to Edo, where lucrative commissions were more readily available.
Godine 1701. dobio je počasni naslov hokkyō, treći najviši rang dodijeljen budističkim umjetnicima, a 1704. godine preselio se u Edo (danas Tokio) gdje su unosne komisije bile lako dostupne.