After his house was destroyed in the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake , he moved to Ashiya , Hyōgo , near Kobe , where he continued to teach Japanese calligraphy . He published his memoirs in 1938 . In 1948 , Hoshino was baptized as a Roman Catholic . He died of natural causes in 1950
1923 Great Kantō earthquake
1923 Great Kantō earthquake
Hoshino Tenchi