In 1876, he gave the rights to his studio to his assistant Oda Nobumasa and became a lecturer at the Japanese Military Academy, lecturing on photography and lithography.
V roce 1876 předal práva ke svému studiu svému asistentovi Nobumasu Odovi a stal se odborným asistentem na japonské vojenské akademii a přednášel fotografii a litografii.