He was born a son of Sadayoshi (定義), a poor farmer, at Honjo Warigesui, Katsushika County, Musashi Province (Honjo Warigesui in Edo, now a part of the present Sumida Ward, Tokyo Prefecture; refer also to 'Hokusai Street'.) |
武蔵国は葛飾郡本所割下水(江戸・本所割下水。現・東京都墨田区の一角。「北斎通り」も参照)にて、貧しい百姓定義の子として生を受ける。 |