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Keian was invited in the late 1480s or early 1490s by [[Shimazu Tadakado]]<!--島津忠廉--> ([[1439]]-[[1492]]) of Obi in [[Hyuga province|Hyûga province]] to compose and otherwise handle documents related to Ming-Japan trade relations at Obi's Ankoku-ji temple and so Keian traveled between Obi and [[Kagoshima]] frequently for a time. He was offered prestigious positions at Kennin-ji and Nanzen-ji in Kyoto in [[1498]], but turned them both down.

Keian was invited in the late 1480s or early 1490s by [[Shimazu Tadakado]]<!--島津忠廉--> ([[1439]]-[[1492]]) of Obi in [[Hyuga province|Hyûga province]] to compose and otherwise handle documents related to Ming-Japan trade relations at Obi's Ankoku-ji temple and so Keian traveled between Obi and [[Kagoshima]] frequently for a time. He was offered prestigious positions at Kennin-ji and Nanzen-ji in Kyoto in [[1498]], but turned them both down.

In [[1501]], Keian wrote the ''Keian Ooshô kahô waten'', conveying Japanese transliterations and reading methods for the Chinese classics, devised and taught by Giyô Hôshû of the Tôfuku-ji. This manuscript, and the techniques and approaches it contained, were passed down within a teacher-student lineage, from Keian Genju to [[Gessho Gentoku]]<!--月渚玄得--> (1475-1541), to [[Ichio Genshin|Ichiô Genshin]]<!--一翁玄心--> (1507-1592), to Bunshi Genshô<!--文之玄昌--> (1555-1620).

In [[1501]], Keian wrote the ''Keian Ooshô kahô waten'', conveying Japanese transliterations and reading methods for the Chinese classics, devised and taught by Giyô Hôshû of the Tôfuku-ji. This manuscript, and the techniques and approaches it contained, were passed down within a teacher-student lineage, from Keian Genju to [[Gessho Gentoku]]<!--月渚玄得--> (1475-1541), to [[Ichio Genshin|Ichiô Genshin]]<!--一翁玄心--> (1507-1592), to [[Bunshi Gensho|Bunshi Genshô]]<!--文之玄昌--> (1555-1620).

Keian also wrote a number of other texts, including ''Tôin gyoshô''<!--島陰漁唱--> ("Fishing songs of Keian Genju", 3 vols.) and ''Tôin zatcho''<!--島陰雑著--> ("Various writings of Keian Genju", 1 vol.). He died in [[1508]], at a retreat called Tôki-an<!--東帰庵--> he established in Ijiki (today a neighborhood of Kagoshima City) in [[1502]].

Keian also wrote a number of other texts, including ''Tôin gyoshô''<!--島陰漁唱--> ("Fishing songs of Keian Genju", 3 vols.) and ''Tôin zatcho''<!--島陰雑著--> ("Various writings of Keian Genju", 1 vol.). He died in [[1508]], at a retreat called Tôki-an<!--東帰庵--> he established in Ijiki (today a neighborhood of Kagoshima City) in [[1502]].