With only limited formal training as an architect, he founded an architectural office in Shiga which employed over thirty professional staff and was responsible for the design of well over 1000 residential, commercial, and church structures in Japan and occupied Korea, prior to the Second World War.
Despite having minimal formal training as an architect, he founded a successful architectural practice in Shiga with over thirty employees. This firm was responsible for designing hundreds of residential, commercial, and religious buildings across Japan and Korea prior to World War II.