He was born in 1807 to a jizamurai (high-ranking individual in a rural community) family in Hisagi Village, Muro County, Wakayama Prefecture (currently Hisagi, Shirahama Town, Nishi-Muro County, Wakayama Prefecture).
文化4年（1807年）、紀伊国牟婁郡久木村（現和歌山県西牟婁郡白浜町久木）の地士の家に生まれた。