He was born in the Tonomi district, Suo Province (present-day Tonomi, Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture), and was adopted by the Oda family which ran a Koya dye shop in Akamagaseki, Nagato Province (present-day Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture). |
周防国富海(現 山口県防府市富海)に生まれ、長門国赤間関(現 山口県下関市)の紺屋(染工)を営む小田家の養子となる。 |