After commanding the IJA 78th Infantry Regiment for one year, he took over as Superintendent of the Hiroshima Military Preparatory School in April 1936 and was promoted to major general in March 1937.
Efter at have haft kommandoen over det 78. infanteriregiment i et år overtog han posten som forstander for den militære forberedelsesskole i Hiroshima i april 1936 og blev forfremmet til generalmajor i marts 1937.