He was born in Kurodajo Castle (Owari Province), the residential castle of the Yamauchi family located in Kuroda, Haguri District, Owari Province (currently Kuroda, Kisogawa-cho, Ichinomiya City, Aichi Prefecture).
尾張国葉栗郡黒田（現在の愛知県一宮市木曽川町黒田）にある山内家の居城であった黒田城(尾張国)に生まれる。