He was also involved in publication of 'Hiragana Eiri Shinbun (Hiragana Illustrated Newspaper)' (later Tokyo Eiri Shinbun) in 1875 and worked as an illustrator for this newspaper.
1875年（明治8年）、「平仮名絵入新聞」（のちの「東京絵入新聞」）の創刊にもかかわり、この新聞で挿絵画家としても活動。