He went to Tokyo in 1888 to enter Toyo Eiwa School, and after the graduation he served as a preacher back in Shizuoka for three years, during which he contributed to "Jogaku Zasshi" magazine using the name of Aizan for the first time.
明治21年（1888年）上京して東洋英和学校に入り、卒業の後、静岡に伝道師たること三年、この間初めて愛山の名で『女學雑誌』に投書した。