He graduated from the 42nd class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1914, ranked 5th out of 117 cadets. As a midshipman, he was assigned to the cruisers  and  , and on his commissioning as ensign was assigned to the battleships  and .
He graduated from the 42nd class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1914, ranking 5th out of 117 cadets. As a midshipman, he was assigned to the cruisers and , and on his commissioning as ensign, he was assigned to the battleships and .