Background
Masanao Sekine was born on March 24, 1860 Edo (now Tokyo), Japan. He was the son of Shichibe (Shisei).
Masanao Sekine was born on March 24, 1860 Edo (now Tokyo), Japan. He was the son of Shichibe (Shisei).
After teaching at the Peeresses School and the Peers School, he was appointed professor at Tokyo Women's Higher Normal School and was for a while instructor at Tokyo University concurrently. Retired from the teaching career (1924). Was appointed adviser to the Imperial Household Ministry (1917).