He studied in the second group of the Science Department (in medicine) at the Daisan Koto Gakko (the "Third Senior High School" under the old system, often abbreviated to "Sanko") before moving on to the Department of Science (in Physics) at Kyoto Imperial University, but then re-enrolled in the Department of Philosophy, graduating in 1926.
第三高等学校(旧制)理科乙類（医学）から京都帝国大学理学部（物理）へ進むが、哲学科へ再入学、1926年卒業。