ˈæftɚ sˈɜːvɪŋ ðɪ ˌɑːkeɪˈɑːmə dˈɪstɹɪkt, ɪn hɪz dˈeɪz aʊtsˈaɪd pˈʌblɪk sˈɜːvɪs, hiː ˈɔfən ɹˈoʊt, ænd kɹˈɪɾɪsˌaɪzd ðə pˈɑːlɪsiz ʌvðə ʃˈɑːɡənˌeɪt, pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli ,  ðə pˈɑːlɪsi fɚbˈɪdɪŋ ðoʊz aʊtsˈaɪd ðə sˈæmjʊɹɹˌaɪ klˈæs tʊ ˈɑːɹm ðɛmsˈɛlvz, ænd ðə hɚɹˈɛdətˌɛɹi sˈɪstəm.
After serving the Okayama District, in his days outside public service, he often wrote, and criticised the policies of the shogunate, particularly ,  (the policy forbidding those outside the samurai class to arm themselves), and the hereditary system.