In 1888, he succeeded to Sengoro Masashige, the 10th and in 1906, he started up Otogi kurabu (Fairy club) with Sazanami IWAYA, Takehiko KURUSHIMA, and so on, by which he worked to promote Kyogen among children.
1888年、10世千五郎正重を襲名、1906年、巌谷小波、久留島武彦らとお伽倶楽部を作り、子供への狂言普及に尽くした。