His father Yoshihiro was transferred to the Ministry of Interior from the Ministry of Finance, and worked as a central government official under the supervision of Toshimichi OKUBO and Hirofumi ITO.
父・吉弘は大蔵省に勤務後内務省(日本)に転じ大久保利通､伊藤博文らのもとで中央の官吏として務めた。