On the other hand, after he went to Tokyo, along with the smart artistic style of Uzaemon XV, he became Shoroku ONOE II's pupil and learned extensively of the art of Kikugoro ONOE's sewamono (the realistic genre of a play that deals with life and current events of the common people) as well as aragoto (kabuki play featuring exaggerated posture, makeup, and costume) and the dancing which was Shoroku's forte.
一方で東京に出てからは、十五代目羽左衛門系の颯爽とした芸系とともに、尾上松緑(2代目)に師事して尾上菊五郎(6代目)の写実的な世話物の系統、また松緑が得意とした荒事や舞踏にいたるまで広く学んだ。