The son of a Buddhist priest Yamada Hikaru was born on December 23, 1923 in Asagaya, Suginami-cho, Toyotama-gun, Tokyo, but to avoid the confusion of the Great Kanto Earthquake, he moved to his mother's home in Oe-cho, Gifu-shi, Gifu. After returning home, he was notified that he was born there on January 7, the following year. 1945 (Showa 20) Graduated from the Ceramics...
