Background
Egawa Hidetake was born in Izu (Shizuoka Prefecture).
江川英毅
Egawa Hidetake was born in Izu (Shizuoka Prefecture).
Commonly called Tarozaemon Egawa, he succeeded to his father’s estate at age of 18 and was appointed a magistrate in Nirayama, Izu.
He was able magistrate, wise and quick in his deci-sions.