Background
Osumidayu III Takemoto was born in 1854 and was the third in the family line of the Osumidayii.
竹本
Osumidayu III Takemoto was born in 1854 and was the third in the family line of the Osumidayii.
He was first a disciple of Harudayii Takemoto V, whose name he adopted (1871). He later became a disciple of Dampei Toyozawa and Settsu-daijo.