| In May 1872, he started working for the Ministry of Education as the eleventh class, and became the inspector of Daigaku Nanko (the predecessor of the University of Tokyo) and an office manager at Daigaku Toko (the Eastern College of the University). |
明治5年（1872年）4月に文部省に十一等出仕し大学南校の監事、同9月には大学東校事務主任となる。 |