Background
Somiya lchinen was born in 1893 in Tokyo, Japan.
Somiya lchinen was born in 1893 in Tokyo, Japan.
After graduation Somiya studied further under Takeji Fujishima and Shintaro Yamashita.
Somiya came into prominence when he won the Chogyii Award at the Nika Arts Exhibition in 1925, of which he became a member the following year. Having resigned from this society later Somiya joined Independent Fine Arts Association in 1935. Since 1946 he has been a member of Kokugakai Society.