In 1887, he graduated from the Keio Gijuku and at the age of 29, on the recommendation of Yukichi FUKUZAWA and Tesshu YAMAOKA, he went to Ceylon and India to study.
1887年、慶應義塾を卒業し、29歳の時に福澤諭吉や山岡鉄舟のすすめもあり、セイロンとインドに留学。