 In 1901 he graduated from Komazawa University (then Sōtō-shu Daigakurin), the Sōtō university.He eventually studied under various Sōtō and Rinzai masters such as Harada Sodo Kakusho, Oka Sotan, Akino Kodo, Adachi Tatsujun, Hoshimi Tenkai, Unmuken Taigi Sogon, and Kogenshitsu Dokutan Sosan.From the years of 1911 to 1923, Harada held a professor position at Soto-shu Daigakurin.