He was named to the ''[[koakukabe]]'' (novice musicians + pages) attached to the ''shichagui'' (lower throne room) of [[Shuri castle]] in [[1735]]; this was a standard entry position for young boys first entering the court, after which they were often promoted to "court page" (''koshô'') attached to the palace "study" (''shoin''), as Shitatsu was in [[1739]]. | He was named to the ''[[koakukabe]]'' (novice musicians + pages) attached to the ''shichagui'' (lower throne room) of [[Shuri castle]] in [[1735]]; this was a standard entry position for young boys first entering the court, after which they were often promoted to "court page" (''koshô'') attached to the palace "study" (''shoin''), as Shitatsu was in [[1739]]. |