While in Hojo, he opened an English school there, taught English and tennis, etc., and is said to have introduced Hojo throughout the country as a perfect place to aestivate, hibernate, and to swim in sea.
北条滞在中は同地に英語学校を開校し、英語やテニスを教えた他、安房国が避暑避寒、海水浴に最適であることを全国に紹介したといわれる。