In the spring of 1880, he left his wife and son in Kofu to leave for Tokyo alone to seriously study religion and entered 'Toyo Eiwa School' of Azabu and performed missionary works at Ushigome Church while studying.
明治13年（1880年）春、本格的に神学を学ぶべく妻子を甲府に残し単身上京、麻布の「東洋英和学校」へ入学、勉強の傍ら牛込教会にて伝道を行う。