In 1881 he went up to Tokyo and after working at Dojinsha school founded by Keiu NAKAMURA, he entered Keio University founded by Yukichi FUKUZAWA then dropped out the following year.
明治14年（1881年）に上京して中村敬宇の同人社を経て福沢諭吉の慶應義塾に入学して翌年中退する。