Ogai Mori, a noted novelist, suggested that Ota should concentrate on literature, as his reputation was widespread, but Ota chose to become a dermatologist, and became Professor of Dermatology, Tokyo University and a famous leprosy researcher.
Ogai Mori, a noted novelist, suggested that Ota should choose literature, but Ota wrote that Ogai Mori did not say in words. The reputation of Mokutaro grew high, but he chose the road of a dermatologist, and became Professor of Dermatology, Tokyo University and a famous leprosy researcher.