He always acted together with Shunso HISHIDA, his best friend and classmate at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts, and in collaboration with Hishida he produced works such as "Morning in Spring/Evening in Fall" and "On the Way Home/Arrival in Port."
東京美術学校の同期生である菱田春草とは無二の親友で常に行動を共にし、『春の朝・秋の夕』、『帰路、入船』などを合作している。