The Sparrowhawk entered service with the Japanese Navy in 1921, with the 10 Sparrowhawk IIIs being used for flight training operations from ramps built on one of the gun turrets of the Battleship Yamashiro, as the carrier Hōshō was not yet ready.
He was sent to the United States and Europe from 1925–1926, and on his return was assigned as executive officer to the aircraft carrier Hōshō.
The Mission also brought the plans of the most recent British aircraft carriers, such as HMS Argus and HMS Hermes, which influenced the final stages of the development of the Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō.
At the beginning of World War II, he was assigned to the aircrew complement of the aircraft carrier Hōshō.
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