Hirosaki, Aomori
Kiukoka was born in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture. His grandfather was from the "samurai" class and was an official in the Tsugaru Domain. Interested in literature from an early age, he dropped out of high school (where he was studying the Russian language, and became a disciple of Ozaki Kihachi. Politically, he was also drawn to the anarchist movement.