| He was a heavy smoker, fond of smoking rich Ibusuki tobacco (cultivated for the first time in Japan) and his pipe was easily clogged unless his children cleaned it in the morning and in the evening (he also had separate pipes for morning and evening use). |
大変なヘビースモーカーで、濃厚な指宿煙草（日本で初めて栽培されたたばこ）を愛用しており、子供達が朝晩パイプ (タバコ)を掃除しなければすぐに目詰まりするほどだった（また、朝用のパイプと夜用のパイプを分けて使っていた）。 |