After graduating from Tokyo Senmon Gakko (Waseda University) in 1894, he became a writer for 'Waseda Bungaku' (Waseda Literature), then a supervisor at the local news section of the Yomiuri Shimbun Newspaper in 1898, and then a lecturer of the School of Letters, Arts and Sciences at his alma mater.
1894年東京専門学校（早稲田大学）卒業後、｢早稲田文学｣記者､1898年読売新聞社会部主任となり母校文学部講師となる。