In June 1893, he became chief gunnery officer of the Naniwa and participated in the First Sino-Japanese War within the Battle of Pungdo.

[1][3] In September 1895, he became a member of the second Bureau of the Naval General Staff and an adjutant but then went on a business trip to the United Kingdom aboard the Takasago.

In December of the same year, he was assigned to the first Bureau of the Naval General Staff and Adjutant to Marshal Saigō Jūdō, after which he successively served as deputy commanders of the Kasagi, the Iwate, and the Mikasa, as well as chief of the inspection department of the Kure Arsenal.

In December 1903, he became captain of the Oshima and went to the Russo-Japanese War and initially participated in the Battle of Port Arthur.

In April 1911, he was promoted to Rear Admiral, and in December of the same year, he was transferred to the reserves and on 27 August 1918 he was made a backup.