He entered the Kyoto City Specialist School of Painting (currently Kyoto City University of Arts) in 1921, and also became the disciple of Suisho NISHIYAMA at the same.
1921年（大正10年）、京都市立絵画専門学校（現：京都市立芸術大学）に入学すると同時に西山翠嶂に師事。