Career
Born in Wake District Honami (present-day Bizen), Okayama Prefecture, he was the younger brother of novelist and literary critic Masamune Hakuchō. In addition to work, he wrote waka and researched Japanese literature. He collected old and rare books, and in 1936 established the Masamune Collection (正宗文庫).
This collection is still in existence and contains many valuable texts.
