In 1899, he followed the advice of Nobuyoshi IKENOUCHI, the older brother of Kyoshi TAKAHAMA who was his classmate in elementary school, and moved to Tokyo and studied under Mataki TSUMURA who was in custody of Kadono school.
1899年、小学校の同級生であった高浜虚子の兄池内信嘉の勧めにしたがって上京、葛野流預りの津村又喜に師事した。