Sata, whose father was Torajiro and whose mother was Tomi, was born at the geisha house 'Masutomi' near the Ichiriki-tei tea house, lost both parents in her infancy and was adopted by Komiyu, a geigi at 'Masutomi.'
佐多は父、虎次郎、母、とみの娘として一力亭近くの置屋（置屋）『増富』でうまれ、幼少のころに両親を亡くし、『増富』の芸妓、小美勇の養女となる。