In 1851, he founded Sakuradani-juku School in Yanase-mura Village near Kumyo-mura Village where his native home was (both villages are now a part of Ihara City) with the help of his uncle Hozo YAMANARI (Dainen YAMANARI).
1851年、伯父で蘭学者の山成奉造（山鳴大年）の協力により、実家の九名村から少し離れた簗瀬村（現在はともに井原市の一部）に桜渓塾を設立。