He was successful in business, starting as the director of Kajima Ginko (Kajima Bank) and eventually becoming an inspector of Osaka Dojima Beikoku Torihikijo (Osaka Dojima Grain Exchange), after which he served as a vice president of the Asahi Seimei Insurance Company.
加島銀行理事への就任を皮切りに大阪堂島米穀取引所監査役、朝日生命保険株式会社副社長に就任するなど経済人として活躍した。