At first, he enrolled in an English-language school but transferred to Shogido (Western-style private art school), where he learned oil painting under the guidance of Shinkuro KUNISAWA.
はじめは英語の塾で学んでいたが、1875年(明治8年)に彰技堂で国沢新九郎の指導のもと油絵を学んだ。