When he was 12 years old, he learned from his father's friend Bunrei KATO of the Kano school, and when he was 18 years old, he studied under a disciple of Koyo NAKAYAMA, Gentai WATANABE.
12歳の頃父の友人で狩野派の加藤文麗に学び、18歳の頃中山高陽の弟子渡辺玄対に師事した。