Through the network of Genzui KUSAKA, he studied at the Shokason Juku under the tutelage of Shoin YOSHIDA, and took part in the Revere the Emperor and Expel the Barbarians movement.
久坂玄瑞の紹介で吉田松陰が主催する松下村塾で学び、尊皇攘夷運動に参加した。