In October 1874, he entered the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in its 7th term and graduated as a Navy Ensign on December 25, 1883.

[5] After serving at the Oshima and the Musashi as the Deputy Chief, he was given command of the Wu Torpedo Boat Corps.

He was later made captain of the Tatsuda and served as the 2nd Division Chief of the Ministry of the Navy's Military Bureau.

During the Russo-Japanese War, he served as the captain of the combined fleet flagship Mikasa and participated in the Battle of Tsushima.

[6] He served as commander of the Mako Guard District and a member of the General Assembly but died while in that office on January 4, 1912.