When he was in the position of the Civil Administrative General of the Governor-General of Formosa, he was an sympathetic supporter both materially and spiritually for the newly founded 'The School of Taiwan Association,' and he often gave speeches at the entrance or graduation ceremonies of the school; in 1919, he became the third university president of Takushoku University to directly work on the management of the school.
拓殖大学との関係は台湾総督府民政長官時代、設立間もない「台湾協会学校」の良き理解者としてたびたび入学式や卒業式で講演をし物心両面において支援していたが、大正8年（1919年）より第3代学長として直接拓殖大学の経営に携わることとなった。