Tōson graduated from Meiji Gakuin University in 1891, and became interested in literature through his friendship with essayist and translator Kochō Baba (馬場孤蝶 "Baba Kochō") and Shūkotsu Togawa (戸川秋骨 "Togawa Shūkotsu").
Tōson graduated from Meiji Gakuin University in 1891, and the following year he began teaching English at Meiji Women's School. Around this time, he became interested in literature through his friendship with essayist and translator Kochō Baba (馬場孤蝶 "Baba Kochō") and Shūkotsu Togawa (戸川秋骨 "Togawa Shūkotsu").