Abe was born on 29 April 1894, in Heki (present-day Nagato), Yamaguchi Prefecture, the eldest son of Abe Hyōsuke and his wife Tame. The Abe family was a prominent family of landowners and sake and soy sauce brewers in Heki who had served as nanushi (village heads) in the Edo period.
Abe was born on April 29, 1894, in Heki (now Nagato), Yamaguchi Prefecture, to Abe Hyōsuke and his wife Tame. The Abe family was a well-known clan of landowners and sake and soy sauce producers from Heki who had held the position of village head during the Edo period.