Sasō was born in Kanazawa Domain (present day Kanazawa, Ishikawa as the 4th son of Horio Jirobei, a samurai in the service of the Maeda clan, and was adopted at an early age by the Sasō family.
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After his return to Japan in January 1879, he was made deputy general manager of the Shipbuilding Division within the Ministry of the Navy.
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