He really liked mathematics, but his father's uncle, Professor Genitsu KITA, swayed him to study chemistry by saying, "If you like math, then do chemistry". So he decided to enter into the Faculty of Engineering Undergraduate School of Industrial Chemistry program at Kyoto University.
本当は数学が好きであったが、父の叔父に当たる喜多源逸教授の「数学が好きなら化学をやれ」という一言に触発されて、京都大学工学部工業化学科に進学した。