Biography
Diplomat,Banker.Born in Yokkaichi city,Mie prefecture.
In 1900, He worked under Hayashi Gonsuke,Deputy Ambassador to the Kingdom of Korea. 1902,Shanghai consulate general. 1905,manager of the Yokohama Specie Bank in Peking.
1917,Iwasaki Hisaya signed with G.E.Morrison to buy his collection, and Odagiri helped Iwasaki to negotiate a contract. His father was renowned Confucian scholar in Yonezawa domain,and He also collects many Chinese Classics. In 1936.His son,Takeshige donated His 20000 books to Toyo Bunko.

Links

 (Toyo Gakuho monograph) Biografical research on Odagiri Masunosuke.from his youth up to become diplomat (Japanese)

 List of People related to The Toyo Bunko