When he was born, his father worked at a tax office in Kozuchi-town and his family lived in a borrowed temple, with the Buddhist temple Kyōsen-ji (教泉寺) where he was born nearby.
Când s-a născut el, tatăl său lucra la biroul de taxe și impozite din Kozuchi și familia lui au locuia într-un templu budist Kyōsen-ji (教泉寺) din apropiere, unde s-a născut el.