He studied Shushigaku (Zhu Xi school of neo Confucianism) with Jishu BITO and Seiri KOGA, and opened a private school named "Seizansha" in Edobori-kita, Osaka (Now Edobori, Nishi Ward, Osaka City) and named the residence as "Shunsui Minami ken" (Shunsui's Southern House).
尾藤二洲や古賀精里らとともに朱子学の研究を進め、大坂江戸堀北（現・大阪市西区(大阪市)江戸堀）に私塾「青山社」を開いてその居宅を「春水南軒」と名づけた。