Although Shinpei himself intended to become a politician in early years, the influence of Choei TAKANO (his granduncle of his mother's side) and the oppression againstChoei affected many others to convince Shinpei to become a doctor.
新平本人は最初から政治家を志していたとされるが母方の大伯父である高野の弾圧等の影響もあって医者を進められた。