In 1881, he joined the members of Hokkaido Development Commission and migrated to Hokkaido, where he worked as a teacher at Hakodate Merchant Ship College and Hakodate Normal School (school for teachers).
1881年（明治14年）7月に開拓使に採用され北海道に渡り、函館商船学校、函館師範学校の教諭を務めた。