As Shigeyoshi NABESHIMA, the lord of Takeo-ryo, Saga Domain, trusted his growing capabilities from an early age, he studied in Nagasaki by the order of Naomasa NABESHIMA, the lord of Saga Domain, with young people from other domains to learn Duch and Western sciences.
幼少のころから佐賀藩武雄領主鍋島茂義に将来性を見込まれ、佐賀藩主鍋島直正（直正）の命により、他の藩士子弟らとともに長崎に遊学し、オランダ語や蘭学を学んだ。