Background
Tonomura was born into a conservative merchant"s family in Shiga Prefecture and raised by devout parents who believed in Pure Land Buddhism.
外村 繁
Tonomura was born into a conservative merchant"s family in Shiga Prefecture and raised by devout parents who believed in Pure Land Buddhism.
University of Tokyo.
Kanji of his real name was 外村 茂, but it was same reading as the pen name. After graduation from the University of Tokyo with a degree in economics, he took over the family business as a wholesale cotton merchant. His house in Gokashōkondō-chō, Higashiōmi, is now a museum that reflects Ōmi Province merchant life.
Tonomura was good friends with Motojirō Kajii.