 Yamaza Enjirō

Yamaza was born in Fukuoka, as the son of a samurai of the lowest rank ("ashigaru"), affiliated with the Fukuoka Domain.In 1892, he attended the Law College of the Tokyo Imperial University, where his follow classmates included Natsume Sōseki, Masaoka Shiki, Akiyama Saneyuki and Minakata Kumagusu.