Background
Ippei Okamoto was born in Hakodate, Hokkaido.
Ippei Okamoto was born in Hakodate, Hokkaido.
Ippei Okamoto Graduated from the Tokyo Fine Arts School where he studied oil painting.
Ippei Okamoto joined the Tokyo Asahi newspaper and became famous for the cartoons he drew for the paper. He also wrote humorous articles. He traveled in Europe (1929-1931).
His wife was Kanoko Okamoto, well-known novelist. Taro Okamoto, distinguished painter, is his son.