Background
Kichiemon Hamaguchi was born in Prefecture Wakayama in 1862.
Kichiemon Hamaguchi was born in Prefecture Wakayama in 1862.
He graduated from Keio Gijuku School, the predecessor of Keio University.
Was tenth head of the Hamaguchi family, manufacturers of soy of the noted Yamasa brand. Was elected to the House of Representatives three times and later became a member of the House of Peers. Was an influential business leader as a director of the Kanegafuchi Spinning Co. and other firms.