He entered Meirinkan domain school and studied under Taika YAMAGATA, then moved to Edo (Tokyo) to study the Naganuma-ryu school of military science under Sekijo SHIMIZU and taught Heiyoroku (short summary of military science) to Shoin YOSHIDA.
藩校明倫館に入り山県太華に学び、江戸にて清水赤城につき長沼流兵学を修め、吉田松陰に兵要禄を授けた。