He became the principal of the Hiroshima Higher Normal School in 1913, after serving several positions including an instructor at Tokyo Higher Normal School, an advisor in the Korean Empire, a supervisor in the Ministry of Education, and a professor at the University of Tokyo.
東京高等師範学校教授、大韓帝国学部学政参与官、文部省視学官、東大教授を歴任した後1913年（大正2年）広島高等師範学校長となった。