He practiced Noh in the Kita school that was popular in that area since he was young, and acquired a good reputation as a child prodigy when he performed Hono noh (dedication of Noh play) at Matsuyama Shinonome-jinja Shrine.
幼時より当地で盛んだった喜多流の能を稽古し、松山東雲神社の奉納能において神童との評判を取る。