 Although Sabae had nominally the same "kokudaka" as Murakami, it lacked then prestige of being a "castle-holding domain" and was surrounded by the powerful Fukui Domain and "tenryō" territories, so in effect the transfer was a demotion.The domain also lacked a "jōkamachi", or even a "jin'ya" from which the domain could be managed.Akitoki died in the clan's residence in Mita, Edo while attempting to sort out the transfer at the age of 35 without having ever set foot in Sabae.