Background
Shigenori Togo was born on December 10, 1882 in Hioki District, Kagoshima, in what is now part of the city of Hioki, Kagoshima. His family was a descendant of Koreans who settled in Kyushu after the Toyotomi Hideyoshi's campaign against Korea (1592-1598). Born Pak Mudǒk (朴茂德), his father took up "Tōgō" as the last name in 1886.