In July 1888, he was asked by the Otani school of Jodo Shinshu to became principal of Kyoto Prefecture Junior High School, which was run by the sect and, at the same time, he also lectured at Takakura Daigaku-ryo; later, he married Yasuko KIYOZAWA and became the chief priest of Saiho-ji Temple in Hekinan City, Aichi Prefecture.
1888年7月には、真宗大谷派の要請で、当時、同派が経営を委嘱されていた京都府尋常中学校の校長を務め、高倉大学寮にも出講する一方、清沢やす子と結婚し、愛知県碧南市の西方寺の住職となる。