1910: the 1200th anniversary festival of nara heijo-kyo capital was held . 1910年(明治43) 平城遷都1200年祭開催。
The next year he was invited to the 200th anniversary of the opening of the besshi copper mine held in niihama as a guest , which became his first encounter with the house of sumitomo . 翌年別子銅山開坑200年祭に来賓として新居浜に招かれ、住友との最初の出会いをはたす。