He was also interested in studying, and learned Confucianism under Koseki OKAMOTO, who later became a chief vassal of the Hikone Domain, and through his teacher came to know Seigan YANAGAWA and Koran YANAGAWA (husband and wife).
当人は学問の方に興味があり、後に彦根藩家老となった岡本黄石を師として儒学を学び、その紹介により梁川星巌、梁川紅蘭夫妻と親交を結ぶ。