In 1853, when the magistrate's office established Kojokan School (latter-day Kojokan High-school) as a Confucian school, he was appointed as the first head of the school and taught young people in his hometown.
1853年には代官所が郷校として興譲館（後の興譲館高等学校）を設立するにあたり初代館長に就任するなど、地元で後進の指導にあたった。