In 1910, after returning to Japan, he was invited to stay as a guest of the wealthy Toyokichi KAWAJI in Nagahama-city, providing him with an environment in which he could concentrate on calligraphy and Tenkoku.
帰国後の1910年（明治43年）に長浜市の素封家・河路豊吉に食客として招かれ、書や篆刻の制作に打ち込む環境を提供された。