In June 1894, he was dispatched in troops to Korea where Donghak Peasant Revolution was beginning, and in the following Sino-Japanese War, he moved under the 1st Army (Japanese Army) to take part in the war.
1894年6月、甲午農民戦争が発端となる朝鮮出兵に派遣され、続く日清戦争では第1軍(日本軍)隷下に移り参戦する。