 He performed in male roles for two years, but was not popular in these roles, and became an "onnagata" once more in 1723.Later that year, he left Kyoto for the final time, settling in Osaka, and appearing onstage for the last time in 1728.The playwright Fukuoka Yagoshiro, who knew Ayame personally, put down a series of training techniques that he acquired from Ayame (and others that worked with him) in a chapter titled "The Words of Ayame" that can be found in The Actor's Analects.