He was born on September 16 as the second son of a family which had run a brewing business for generations in Honjo Village, Oku County, Okayama Prefecture (present day Honjo, Oku-cho, Setonai City, Okayama Prefecture).
9月16日岡山県邑久郡本庄村（現・岡山県瀬戸内市邑久町本庄）に代々酒造業を営む家に次男として生まれる。