| His best friend was Kanichi YOSHITOMI (born to a village headman of Yabara in Yamaguchi, the first chairman of Yamaguchi Prefecture, a founder of Bocho-shinbun newspaper, and supporter of the Seiyu Party). |
親友は吉富簡一（山口矢原の庄屋の生れ・初代山口県会議長・防長新聞創立、政友会を支援した）。 |