He studied Shinology under 孚 OKUMURA in the beginning, then became a part-time worker at the Shizuoka Police Station, and reportedly was always academically oriented and never grew tired of learning.
初め奥村孚について漢学を修め、静岡警察署の雇吏となりつつ、学問を好み倦むところを知らなかったという。