Background
Michitaro Oshima was born in 1860 in Morioka, Iwate, Japan. He was the eldest son of Takato Qshima, a retainer of the Morioka Clan.
Michitaro Oshima was born in 1860 in Morioka, Iwate, Japan. He was the eldest son of Takato Qshima, a retainer of the Morioka Clan.
After graduating from Tokyo University's Science Department (1877), he went to Germany and graduated from Freiburg University (1881).
He was appointed professor at his alma mater in 1910. He completed the Hanyang Iron Works and installed mining facilities in Tayeh Mine.