He firstly became a shosei (a student who is given room and board in exchange for performing domestic duties) of Ochi FUKUCHI, and after working as a Nipposha's press reporter for two years, he became a probation writer at Kabuki-za Theater, of which Ochi was involved in the foundation and was working as the principal play writer attached to the theater.
福地桜痴の書生となり、日報社の新聞記者として働いた後、桜痴が創設に関わり立作者を務めていた歌舞伎座で2年後には見習い作家となった。