In 1898, he began writing short stories and studied with the novelist Hirotsu Ryūrō (広津 柳浪), and in 1899 he became involved in writing and performing rakugo and dropped out of the foreign-language school.
He began writing short stories and studied with the novelist Hirotsu Ryūrō (広津 柳浪). This was in 1898. He became involved in writing and performing rakugo. This was in 1899. This was in 1898. He dropped out of the foreign-language school. This was in 1899. This was in 1898.