Background
Kumagawa Soetsu was born in 1838 in Iwaki Province (Fukushima Prefecture), Japan. His original family name - Takahashi.
Kumagawa Soetsu was born in 1838 in Iwaki Province (Fukushima Prefecture), Japan. His original family name - Takahashi.
Kumagawa Soetsu studied medicine at an early age in a medical institution run on Western lines.
Kumagawa Soetsu practiced medicine at Tsukiji, Tokyo, and was renowned as an able practitioner.