Background
Mojuro Sugimoto was born in Kai Province (Yamanashi Prefecture). He became an adopted son of Mohe Osakaya, a merchant in Edo.
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Mojuro Sugimoto was born in Kai Province (Yamanashi Prefecture). He became an adopted son of Mohe Osakaya, a merchant in Edo.
He was a business leader in Edo (1804-1818), serving successively as president of Tokumi Tonya (Chamber of Commerce) and the rice market.