In 1870, he opened a tea manufacturing and trading store in Sakaecho-dori in Kobe City with a capital of 300,000 yen, but he went bankrupt because of slump in business.
1870年、神戸市栄町通(神戸市)に資本金30万円で製茶貿易商店を設立するも、事業不振により倒産。