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[[Shimazu Yoshihisa]], lord of [[Satsuma han]], invited Bunshi to become his advisor, and head of Shôkô-ji and Ankoku-ji in Ôsumi. He continued to serve the [[Shimazu clan]] as an advisor to Yoshihisa's successor [[Shimazu Yoshihiro]], and Yoshihiro's successor [[Shimazu Iehisa]]. He accompanied Yoshihiro to Kyoto in [[1599]], where he lectured on the [[Great Learning]] at Tôfuku-ji, and was then sent as Yoshihiro's messenger to meet with [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] at [[Sunpu]] in [[1603]].

[[Shimazu Yoshihisa]], lord of [[Satsuma han]], invited Bunshi to become his advisor, and head of Shôkô-ji and Ankoku-ji in Ôsumi. He continued to serve the [[Shimazu clan]] as an advisor to Yoshihisa's successor [[Shimazu Yoshihiro]], and Yoshihiro's successor [[Shimazu Iehisa]]. He accompanied Yoshihiro to Kyoto in [[1599]], where he lectured on the [[Great Learning]] at Tôfuku-ji, and was then sent as Yoshihiro's messenger to meet with [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] at [[Sunpu]] in [[1603]].

Under Iehisa, he played a key role in advising policy on [[Satsuma han|Satsuma's]] relations with [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]], and handling and composing diplomatic documents. His scholarly writings include ''Nanpo bunshû'' (Collected Works of Nanpo), ''Seisekizu washô''<!--聖蹟図和鈔--> (Japanese commentaries on the pictorial biography of [[Confucius]]), ''Nisshû heijiki''<!--日州平治記--> (Record of Pacification of Hyûga), ''Henguron'' ("Essay on the Remedy for an Idiot"), and ''Kesshôki''<!--決勝記--> ("Essay on Spiritual Awakening in [[Zen]]").

Under Iehisa, he played a key role in advising policy on [[Satsuma han|Satsuma's]] relations with [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]], and handling and composing diplomatic documents. His scholarly writings include ''Nanpo bunshû'' (Collected Works of Nanpo), ''Seisekizu washô''<!--聖蹟図和鈔--> (Japanese commentaries on the pictorial biography of [[Confucius]]), ''Nisshû heijiki''<!--日州平治記--> (Record of Pacification of Hyûga), ''Henguron'' ("Essay on the Remedy for an Idiot"), ''Kesshôki''<!--決勝記--> ("Essay on Spiritual Awakening in [[Zen]]"), and ''Tô Ryûkyû shi narabi ni jo'' ("Verses and Preface on the Chastisement of Ryukyu"). This last work describes the history of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] and the justifications for the [[1609]] Shimazu [[invasion of Ryukyu]].<ref>Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 155.</ref>

Nanpo Bunshi died in [[1620]], and is buried at Ankoku-ji in [[Kajiki]], [[Satsuma province]]. [[Tomari Jochiku]] was among his most prominent students.

Nanpo Bunshi died in [[1620]], and is buried at Ankoku-ji in [[Kajiki]], [[Satsuma province]]. [[Tomari Jochiku]] was among his most prominent students.