In 1886, he entered the Agricultural Department of Tokyo Imperial University, where he majored in medicinal herbs. The following year, he was baptized into a Calvinist church, and became acquainted with Iwamoto Yoshiharu, an advocate of women's education and on graduation, accepted a post as an instructor of martial arts, psychology, western-style education, and kanji, at the Meiji Girls' School (明治女学校) in Tokyo.
In 1886, he entered the Agricultural Department of Tokyo Imperial University to study medicinal herbs. The following year, he was baptized into a Calvinist church and met Iwamoto Yoshiharu, an advocate of women's education. Upon graduation, he accepted a position as an instructor in martial arts, psychology, western-style education, and kanji at the Meiji Girls' School (明治女学校) in Tokyo.