ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ, θɹuː ðɪ ˌɪntɹədˈʌkʃən ʌv , ɐ fjˈuːdaɪ vˈæsəl ʌvðə tˌoʊkjuːɡˈɑːwə, hiː wɛnt tə sˈɜːv æz ɐ pˈeɪdʒ ˈʌndɚ  , ðə dˈeɪmɪˌoʊ ʌvðɪ ˌɑːkeɪˈɑːmə dəmˈeɪn ɪn bˈɪzən pɹˈɑːvɪns.
In 1634, through the introduction of , a fudai vassal of the Tokugawa, he went to serve as a page under  , the daimyo of the Okayama Domain in Bizen Province.