Background
Hanroku Ota was born in 1874 in Chiba, Japan.
Hanroku Ota was born in 1874 in Chiba, Japan.
He graduated from Tokyo Semmon Gakko (predecessor of Waseda University) in 1894.
He served first witn Finance Ministry and then entered Tokyo Gas Company ultimately becoming its president in 1945. He was member of House of Peers and held executive posts with various industrial companies and organizations. He was president of Hokkaido Gas Company since 1917. Later he became adviser of Tokyo Gas Company since 1947.