Educated at the [[Gakushuin|Gakushûin]] (Peers' School), he attended [[Tokyo University|Tokyo Imperial University]] as an undergraduate, where he researched forestry history, and then went on to pursue graduate studies in botany beginning in [[1911]]. He became a member of the [[House of Peers]] that same year. | Educated at the [[Gakushuin|Gakushûin]] (Peers' School), he attended [[Tokyo University|Tokyo Imperial University]] as an undergraduate, where he researched forestry history, and then went on to pursue graduate studies in botany beginning in [[1911]]. He became a member of the [[House of Peers]] that same year. |