At around that time, he acted mainly in Tokyo and started studying under Chusha ICHIKAWA VII, who had inherited the acting style of Danjuro ICHIKAWA IX, etc.
この前後から東京を中心に活動し、市川團十郎(9代目)の芸系を受継ぐ市川中車(7代目)などについて積極的に学ぶ。