Background
Hozumi was born in 1823, in Edo, Japan.
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Hozumi was born in 1823, in Edo, Japan.
One of the leading haiku poets in the early years of Meiji Era, he was a person of extensive learning and was an excellent calligrapher. Made tours, composing poems, in various sections of the country; became Kikakudo the 7th, succeeding to the title of his father.