Although there were ruling thoughts that higher education was not required for merchants at that time, he emphasized commercial education and cooperated for the establishment of Shoho Koushujo (current Hitotsubashi University) and Okura shogyo school (current Tokyo Keizai University) due to the relationship with Kihachiro OKURA, Waseda University due to the relationship with Shigenobu OKUMA and Nishogakusha (current Nishogakusha University) due to close relationship with the founder Nakasu MISHIMA, and Kokushikan (founder: Tokujiro SHIBATA) due to the relationship with Utaro NODA (Taikai) and was involved in coordination of donation for Doshisha University (founder: Joe NIJIMA) at the request of Kaoru INOUE.
また、当時は商人に高等教育はいらないという考え方が支配的だったが、商業教育にも力を入れ商法講習所（現一橋大学）、大倉喜八郎との関係で大倉商業学校（現東京経済大学）の設立に協力したほか、創立者大隈重信との関係で早稲田大学、創立者三島中洲との親交で二松学舎（現二松学舎大学）、野田（大塊）卯太郎との誼で学校法人国士舘（創立者・柴田徳次郎）、井上馨に乞われ同志社大学（創立者・新島襄）の寄付金の取り纏めに関わった。