He moved to live at his uncle's house in Kobe, and went to Kobe Jinjo Chugakko (Kobe Ordinary Middle School) in Hyogo Prefecture (later day Kobe Ittchu [Kobe First Middle School], present day Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School), but he dropped out in December because of a family matter.
神戸の叔父宅に寄宿、兵庫県神戸尋常中学校（後の神戸一中、現在の兵庫県立神戸高等学校）に入学するが、12月には家の都合で中退。