Yutaka moved to Kyoto where he studied at Nishi Hongan-ji Temple Regular School, then he studied at Keio Gijuku and Tetsugakukan (present-day Toyo University).
京都に出て、西本願寺の普通教校で学んだのち、慶應義塾、哲学館（現在の東洋大学）で学ぶ。