Hitomi Takagaki (高垣 眸, Takagaki Hitomi; January 20, 1898 – April 2, 1983) was a Japanese writer. Several of her stories…
Hitomi Takagaki (高垣 眸, Takagaki Hitomi; January 20, 1898 – April 2, 1983) was a Japanese writer. Several of her stories have been adapted for film and television.
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Junzaburō Nishiwaki (西脇 順三郎, Nishiwaki Junzaburō; 20 January 1894 – 5 June 1982) was a Japanese poet and literary…
Junzaburō Nishiwaki (西脇 順三郎, Nishiwaki Junzaburō; 20 January 1894 – 5 June 1982) was a Japanese poet and literary critic, active in Shōwa period Japan, specializing in modernism, Dadaism and surrealism. He was also a noted painter of watercolors. Between 1960 and 1966, Nishiwaki received 7 nominations for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
🎓 Keio University🏫 Ojiya High School📅 Born January 20🎂 Born 1894📍 From Ojiya, Niigata💼 Poet💼 Literary Scholar💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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Viscount Masanari Takagi was a Japanese entomologist, nobleman, and, in his capacity as a viscount, a politician in the…
Viscount Masanari Takagi was a Japanese entomologist, nobleman, and, in his capacity as a viscount, a politician in the House of Peers. He was the father of Yuriko, Princess Mikasa, wife of Takahito, Prince Mikasa, the youngest brother of Emperor Hirohito.
Zenya Kunii (国井善弥, Kunii Zenya; January 20, 1894 – August 16, 1966) was a Japanese martial artist. He was 18th soke of…
Zenya Kunii (国井善弥, Kunii Zenya; January 20, 1894 – August 16, 1966) was a Japanese martial artist. He was 18th soke of the Kashima Shin-ryū school. Known as the "Saint of the Sword" and the "Modern Miyamoto Musashi", he was held as one of the greatest traditional martial artists of the 20th century in Japan, as well as one of the most controversial figures in their community.
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Dr. Reirin Yamada (山田 霊林, Yamada Reirin; 1889–1979) was a Sōtō Zen master who held many positions in his lifetime…
Dr. Reirin Yamada (山田 霊林, Yamada Reirin; 1889–1979) was a Sōtō Zen master who held many positions in his lifetime, including 75th Abbot of Eiheiji in Japan, Abbot of Zenshuji in Los Angeles, California, and President of Komazawa University. He was also a strong supporter of the Japanese Imperial Army.
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Ozaki Hōsai (尾崎 放哉; 20 January 1885 – 7 April 1926) was the haigo (haikai pen name) of Ozaki Hideo, a Japanese poet of…
Ozaki Hōsai (尾崎 放哉; 20 January 1885 – 7 April 1926) was the haigo (haikai pen name) of Ozaki Hideo, a Japanese poet of the late Meiji and Taishō periods of Japan. An alcoholic, Ozaki witnessed the birth of the modern free verse haiku movement. His verses are permeated with loneliness, most likely a result of the isolation, poverty and poor health of his final years.
Ginnosuke Tanaka (田中 銀之助, Tanaka Ginnosuke; 20 January 1873 – 27 August 1933) is credited with the introduction of…
Ginnosuke Tanaka (田中 銀之助, Tanaka Ginnosuke; 20 January 1873 – 27 August 1933) is credited with the introduction of rugby to Japan. He was educated at the Leys School in Cambridge and then Trinity Hall, a college of Cambridge University. He introduced rugby to students at Keio University, in 1899, with the help of Edward Bramwell Clarke. Later, he pursued a career in banking.
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