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Kōsaku Yamada (山田 耕筰, Yamada Kōsaku; June 9, 1886 – December 29, 1965) was a Japanese composer and conductor.
Tomimoto Kenkichi (富本憲吉; June 5, 1886 – June 8, 1963) was a Japanese potter and a Living National Treasure.
Taizō Ishizaka (石坂 泰三, Ishizaka Taizō; June 3, 1886 – March 6, 1975) was a leading Japanese businessman and President…
Taizō Ishizaka (石坂 泰三, Ishizaka Taizō; June 3, 1886 – March 6, 1975) was a leading Japanese businessman and President of the Japanese Federation of Economic Organizations (now the Japan Business Federation) who served as Chairman of the National Board of the Boy Scouts of Japan.
Zenmaro Toki (土岐 善麿 Toki Zenmaro; June 8, 1885 – April 15, 1980) was a Japanese Naturalist tanka poet. After initially…
Zenmaro Toki (土岐 善麿 Toki Zenmaro; June 8, 1885 – April 15, 1980) was a Japanese Naturalist tanka poet. After initially taking up tanka in his teens, he studied under Kun'en Kaneko, and when in attendance at Waseda University he socialized with other notable Naturalist poets such as Bokusui Wakayama. Later, he earned the respect of the famous poet Takuboku Ishikawa, with whom he corresponded until the latter's death in 1912.
Kawabata Shotarō (川端 昇太郎; 6 June 1885 – 10 April 1966), later known as Kawabata Ryūshi (川端 龍子; Japanese pronunciation…
Kawabata Shotarō (川端 昇太郎; 6 June 1885 – 10 April 1966), later known as Kawabata Ryūshi (川端 龍子; Japanese pronunciation: [ka.wa.ba.ta (|) ɾʲɯꜜː.ɕi],), was a Japanese Nihonga artist active during the Taishō and Shōwa periods.
Chōshin Chibana (知花 朝信, Chibana Chōshin; 5 June 1885 – 26 February 1969) was an Okinawan martial artist who developed…
Chōshin Chibana (知花 朝信, Chibana Chōshin; 5 June 1885 – 26 February 1969) was an Okinawan martial artist who developed Kobayashi Shōrin-ryū karate based on what he had learned from Ankō Itosu. He was the last of the pre-World War karate masters, also called the "Last Warrior of Shuri" He was the first to establish a Japanese ryu name for an Okinawan karate style, calling Itosu's karate "Shorin-Ryu" (小林流 or "the small forest school") in 1929.
Sadako Kujō (九条節子, Kujō Sadako; 25 June 1884 – 17 May 1951), posthumously honoured as Empress Teimei (貞明皇后, Teimei…
Sadako Kujō (九条節子, Kujō Sadako; 25 June 1884 – 17 May 1951), posthumously honoured as Empress Teimei (貞明皇后, Teimei Kōgō), was the wife of Emperor Taishō and the mother of Emperor Shōwa. Her posthumous name, Teimei, means "enlightened constancy". She was also the paternal grandmother of Emperor Emeritus Akihito, and the paternal great-grandmother of Emperor Naruhito.
Masamitsu Ōshima (大島 正満, Ōshima Masamitsu; June 21, 1884 – June 26, 1965) was a Japanese herpetologist and…
Masamitsu Ōshima (大島 正満, Ōshima Masamitsu; June 21, 1884 – June 26, 1965) was a Japanese herpetologist and ichthyologist. He received his Master's from Stanford University. He is noted for studies of the fish species of Taiwan and on snakes.
Kotaka Otsuma (大妻 コタカ, Ōtsuma Kotaka; June 21, 1884 – January 3, 1970) was born on June 21, 1884, in Kawashiri, Kōzan…
Kotaka Otsuma (大妻 コタカ, Ōtsuma Kotaka; June 21, 1884 – January 3, 1970) was born on June 21, 1884, in Kawashiri, Kōzan Town, Sera County, Hiroshima Prefecture, the third daughter of Shōjūrō Kumada (熊田 小十郎). After studying at Kawashiri Elementary School, Hongo Middle School, and the Kozan Needlecraft School, she found employment at a local elementary school. In 1901 she moved to Tokyo and enrolled in Wayo Women's University, subsequently taking a teaching position in Kanagawa Prefecture. In 1907 she married Ryōma Ōtsuma (大妻 良馬), an employee of the Imperial Household Ministry. With his help and support, she founded a needlecraft school in Chiyoda, Tokyo, a stone's throw from the Imperial Palace (Kokyo). This school later developed into the Otsuma Girls' Middle and High Schools and Otsuma Women's University and Junior College. In 1952 she founded the Kozan Art and Craft High School and remained its head until her death. Otsuma died on January 3, 1970. Otsuma is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of women's education in Japan, even though the curricula of her schools emphasized home economics and traditional social values. Her connections to the Imperial Palace and her active support of the militaristic government led to her being investigated after the Pacific War, but no action was taken. Conversely, her contributions to Japanese education were recognized by the following Imperial Awards: 1954 Medal with Blue Ribbon (藍綬褒章, ranjuhōshō) 1964 Order of the Precious Crown, Butterfly (宝冠白蝶章, hōkanshirochōshō) 1970 Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Star (瑞宝重光章, zuihōjūkōshō) In 2002 she was posthumously made an Honorary Citizen of Kozan Town.
Ogiwara Seisensui (荻原 井泉水; 16 June 1884 – 11 May 1976) was the pen-name of Ogiwara Tōkichi (荻原 藤吉), a Japanese haiku…
Ogiwara Seisensui (荻原 井泉水; 16 June 1884 – 11 May 1976) was the pen-name of Ogiwara Tōkichi (荻原 藤吉), a Japanese haiku poet active during the Taishō and Shōwa periods of Japan.
Yaeko Batchelor (バチェラー八重子; June 13, 1884 – April 29, 1962) was an Ainu waka poet and evangelist.
Prince Nijō Atsumoto (二条 厚基; 14 June 1883 – 11 September 1927), son of Nijō Motohiro, was a Japanese politician who…
Prince Nijō Atsumoto (二条 厚基; 14 June 1883 – 11 September 1927), son of Nijō Motohiro, was a Japanese politician who served as a member of House of Peers in the Meiji period (1868–1912). He adopted Nijō Masamaro's son Tamemoto.
Tetsuji Morohashi (諸橋 轍次, Morohashi Tetsuji; June 4, 1883 – December 8, 1982) was an important figure in the field of…
Tetsuji Morohashi (諸橋 轍次, Morohashi Tetsuji; June 4, 1883 – December 8, 1982) was an important figure in the field of Japanese language studies and Sinology. He is best known as chief editor of the Dai Kan-Wa jiten, a comprehensive dictionary of Chinese characters, or kanji.
Baron Kishichiro Okura (大倉 喜七郎, Ōkura Kishichirō; June 16, 1882 – February 2, 1963) was a Japanese entrepreneur and…
Baron Kishichiro Okura (大倉 喜七郎, Ōkura Kishichirō; June 16, 1882 – February 2, 1963) was a Japanese entrepreneur and hotelier.
Yōzō Kaneko (金子 養三, Kaneko Yōzō; 11 June 1882 – 27 December 1941) was a pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy and the…
Yōzō Kaneko (金子 養三, Kaneko Yōzō; 11 June 1882 – 27 December 1941) was a pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy and the founder of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. Born in Hiroshima Prefecture, he studied at Shudo Junior and Senior High School and the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy. As a naval officer he participated in the Battle of Tsushima during the Russo-Japanese War. In 1911, Kaneko was sent to France and trained as a pilot. In 1912, at Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal, Kaneko made the first flight in Japanese naval history, piloting a Farman seaplane for 15 minutes. In 1914, Kaneko and two other naval officers flew a mission in the Siege of Tsingtao during World War I, which was the first air attack in Japanese naval history. He was appointed the first commander and trainer of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in 1916 and contributed to the development of the Service. Kaneko was promoted to major general in 1926.
Shinpei Ogura (小倉進平, Ogura Shinpei; June 4, 1882 – February 8, 1944) was a Japanese linguist who studied the Korean…
Shinpei Ogura (小倉進平, Ogura Shinpei; June 4, 1882 – February 8, 1944) was a Japanese linguist who studied the Korean language. Ogura is well-known in Korea for his contributions to Korean linguistics, with much of his field work and studies considered invaluable resources even in recent years. Ogura made a number of landmark firsts in the field; he was the first person to decipher hyangga poetry documents. He is also considered the first modern researcher of Korean dialects, and traveled throughout the peninsula doing field research. The data he collected on dialects are still widely referred to, especially because the division of Korea in 1945 has made it difficult to study dialects on opposite ends of the peninsula. In Korean, he is sometimes called Soch'ang Chinp'yŏng (Korean: 소창진평), the Korean Hanja reading of his name.
Kesago Nakajima (中島 今朝吾, Nakajima Kesago; 15 June 1881 – 28 October 1945) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial…
Kesago Nakajima (中島 今朝吾, Nakajima Kesago; 15 June 1881 – 28 October 1945) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Japanese forces under Nakajima's command committed the 1937 Nanjing Massacre.
Nobumasa Suetsugu (末次 信正, Suetsugu Nobumasa; 30 June 1880 – 29 December 1944) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese…
Nobumasa Suetsugu (末次 信正, Suetsugu Nobumasa; 30 June 1880 – 29 December 1944) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and briefly served as Home Minister in the 1940s.
Motokichiro Osaka (逢坂 元吉郎, Ōsaka Motokichirō; June 25, 1880 – June 10, 1945) was a Japanese pastor, theologian, and…
Motokichiro Osaka (逢坂 元吉郎, Ōsaka Motokichirō; June 25, 1880 – June 10, 1945) was a Japanese pastor, theologian, and newspaper columnist. He is notable for his public criticism of efforts by the Japanese government to regulate religious bodies and strengthen a national form of Shinto, which culminated in a government-backed attack that left Osaka close to death. During his recovery, a personal awakening transformed his conceptualization of Christianity from an earthly, altruistic social practice to an ascetic practice rooted in Catholic orthodoxy. Osaka was a student and lifelong friend of philosopher Kitaro Nishida, the founder of the Kyoto School.
Tatsunosuke Yamazaki (山崎 達之輔, Yamazaki Tatsunosuke; 19 June 1880 – 15 March 1948) was a Japanese was a politician and…
Tatsunosuke Yamazaki (山崎 達之輔, Yamazaki Tatsunosuke; 19 June 1880 – 15 March 1948) was a Japanese was a politician and cabinet minister in the Taishō and early Shōwa periods of the Japan. His brother, Iwao Yamazaki was also a politician and cabinet minister, and his nephew Heihachirō Yamazaki was later a prominent member of the post-war Liberal-Democratic Party.
Osami Nagano (永野 修身, Nagano Osami; 15 June 1880 – 5 January 1947) was a Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy…
Osami Nagano (永野 修身, Nagano Osami; 15 June 1880 – 5 January 1947) was a Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy and one of the leaders of Japan's military during most of the Second World War. In April 1941, he became Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff. In this capacity, he emerged as a leading advocate for preventive war against the United States and served as the navy's commander-in-chief in the Asia-Pacific theater of World War II until February 1944. After the war, he was arrested by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East but died of natural causes in prison during the trial.
Seizō Sakonji (左近司政三, Sakonji Seizō; 27 June 1879 – 20 August 1969) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and…
Seizō Sakonji (左近司政三, Sakonji Seizō; 27 June 1879 – 20 August 1969) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and cabinet minister in the wartime government of the Empire of Japan.
Ryōichi Yazu (矢頭 良一, Yazu Ryōichi; 30 June 1878 – 16 October 1908) was a Japanese inventor. He is best known for his…
Ryōichi Yazu (矢頭 良一, Yazu Ryōichi; 30 June 1878 – 16 October 1908) was a Japanese inventor. He is best known for his invention of Japan's first mechanical calculator.
Hino Kumazō (日野 熊蔵, Hino Kumazō; June 9, 1878 – January 15, 1946) was a Japanese inventor and aviation pioneer. His…
Hino Kumazō (日野 熊蔵, Hino Kumazō; June 9, 1878 – January 15, 1946) was a Japanese inventor and aviation pioneer. His most famous invention is the 1908 Hino–Komuro pistol.
Toshio Shimada (島田 俊雄, Shimada Toshio; 19 June 1877 – 21 December 1947) was a politician and cabinet minister in the…
Toshio Shimada (島田 俊雄, Shimada Toshio; 19 June 1877 – 21 December 1947) was a politician and cabinet minister in the pre-war Empire of Japan.
Utsubo Kubota (窪田 空穂 Kubota Utsubo; 1877–1967) was a Japanese tanka poet. He also wrote poetry in other forms, as well…
Utsubo Kubota (窪田 空穂 Kubota Utsubo; 1877–1967) was a Japanese tanka poet. He also wrote poetry in other forms, as well as prose fiction and non-fiction critical and scholarly works on Japanese classical literature. He was a lecturer at Waseda University.
Yūichirō Chikaraishi (30 June 1876 – 17 March 1933) was a Japanese politician. He was governor of Nagano Prefecture…
Yūichirō Chikaraishi (30 June 1876 – 17 March 1933) was a Japanese politician. He was governor of Nagano Prefecture (1914–1915), Ōita Prefecture (1915–1917), Ibaraki Prefecture (1917–1921), Miyagi Prefecture (1921–1924), Akita Prefecture (1927–1928), Niigata Prefecture (1928) and Osaka Prefecture (1928–1929).
Gōtarō Ogawa (小川郷太郎, Ogawa Gōtarō; 9 June 1876 – 1 April 1945) was an economist, educator, politician and cabinet…
Gōtarō Ogawa (小川郷太郎, Ogawa Gōtarō; 9 June 1876 – 1 April 1945) was an economist, educator, politician and cabinet minister in the pre-war Empire of Japan.
Ishibashi Kazunori (石橋 和訓; 1876–1928) was a Japanese painter active in both yōga and nihonga. His name can also be read…
Ishibashi Kazunori (石橋 和訓; 1876–1928) was a Japanese painter active in both yōga and nihonga. His name can also be read Ishibashi Wakun and he used the art name Gyūgagen. Ishibashi is perhaps best known for Woman Reading Poetry which is currently on display at the Shimane Art Museum. Said to have been modelled after an English actress, the work is widely considered his masterpiece and has been designated as a Prefectural Cultural Property of Shimane.
Yasushi Kataoka (片岡 安, Kataoka Yasushi) (4 June 1876 – 26 May 1946) was a Japanese architect, and a colleague of Kingo…
Yasushi Kataoka (片岡 安, Kataoka Yasushi) (4 June 1876 – 26 May 1946) was a Japanese architect, and a colleague of Kingo Tatsuno.
Kaiichiro Suematsu (18 June 1875 – 26 June 1947) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima…
Kaiichiro Suematsu (18 June 1875 – 26 June 1947) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from September 1926 to November 1927. He was governor of Tokushima Prefecture (1915–1917), Shiga Prefecture (1923–1925) and Ibaraki Prefecture (1925–1926). He was mayor of Beppu, Ōita from 1942 to 1946.
Motoyuki Negoro (根来源之) (June 14, 1875 – April 18, 1939) was a journalist and strike leader in Hawaii.
Kurushima Takehiko (久留島 武彦; June 19, 1874 – June 27, 1960) was a children's literature author known as "the Japanese…
Kurushima Takehiko (久留島 武彦; June 19, 1874 – June 27, 1960) was a children's literature author known as "the Japanese Hans Christian Andersen". He was one of the three great Japanese authors of children's stories for public performance. One of Takehiko's most celebrated works is the nursery rhyme "Yūyake Koyake".
Tsuruichi Hayashi (林 鶴一, Hayashi Tsuruichi; June 13, 1873 – October 4, 1935) was a Japanese mathematician and historian…
Tsuruichi Hayashi (林 鶴一, Hayashi Tsuruichi; June 13, 1873 – October 4, 1935) was a Japanese mathematician and historian of Japanese mathematics. He was born in Tokushima, Japan. He was the founder of the Tohoku Mathematical Journal.
Chūichi Ariyoshi (有吉 忠一, Ariyoshi Chūichi; 2 June 1873 – 10 February 1947) was a Japanese bureaucrat and politician. He…
Chūichi Ariyoshi (有吉 忠一, Ariyoshi Chūichi; 2 June 1873 – 10 February 1947) was a Japanese bureaucrat and politician. He was born in Miyazu, Kyoto Prefecture. He was the first president of Keijō Imperial University in Seoul, Korea, from May to July 1924 during the period when Korea was under Japanese rule. He served as governor of Chiba, Miyazaki, Kanagawa, Hyogo. He was mayor of Yokohama from 1925 to 1931.
Masatada Yamasaki (山崎 正董, Yamasaki Masatada; June 16, 1872 – May 29, 1950) was a Japanese gynecologist and president of…
Masatada Yamasaki (山崎 正董, Yamasaki Masatada; June 16, 1872 – May 29, 1950) was a Japanese gynecologist and president of Kumamoto Medical College (1925–1932). He wrote The history of medical education in Higo (Kumamoto) and Yokoi Shōnan. After retirement, he travelled in Okinawa.
Saburō Hyakutake (百武三郎; 3 June 1872 – 30 October 1963) was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral.
Magoichi Tawara (俵 孫一, Tawara Magoichi; 16 June 1869 – 17 June 1944) was a bureaucrat, politician and cabinet minister…
Magoichi Tawara (俵 孫一, Tawara Magoichi; 16 June 1869 – 17 June 1944) was a bureaucrat, politician and cabinet minister in the pre-war Empire of Japan.
Tokichi Setoguchi (瀬戸口藤吉, Setoguchi Tōkichi; 28 June 1868 – 8 November 1941) was a Japanese composer, music educator…
Tokichi Setoguchi (瀬戸口藤吉, Setoguchi Tōkichi; 28 June 1868 – 8 November 1941) was a Japanese composer, music educator, conductor and clarinetist.
Yemyo Imamura (今村恵猛) (May 27, 1867 – December 22, 1932) was a Japanese Buddhist priest who was active in Honolulu…
Yemyo Imamura (今村恵猛) (May 27, 1867 – December 22, 1932) was a Japanese Buddhist priest who was active in Honolulu, Hawaii, and was a leader in the Japanese American community. He was a priest at the Honpa Hongwanji, and started their Young Men's Buddhist Association (YMBA).
Inō Kanori (伊能 嘉矩; 11 June 1867 – 30 September 1925) was a Japanese anthropologist and folklorist known for his studies…
Inō Kanori (伊能 嘉矩; 11 June 1867 – 30 September 1925) was a Japanese anthropologist and folklorist known for his studies in Taiwanese indigenous peoples. Inō was the first person who classified the aboriginal tribes into several groups, instead of the traditional classification, dating back to the period of Qing rule and earlier, which imprecisely recognized these aborigines only as "cooked/domesticated" (熟蕃, jukuban) or "raw/wild" (生蕃, seiban).
Fujiro Katsurada (桂田 富士郎, Katsurada Fujirō; June 7, 1867 – April 5, 1946) was a Japanese parasitologist who discovered…
Fujiro Katsurada (桂田 富士郎, Katsurada Fujirō; June 7, 1867 – April 5, 1946) was a Japanese parasitologist who discovered a parasite called Schistosoma japonicum.
Takakusu Junjirō (高楠 順次郎; June 29, 1866 – June 28, 1945), who often published as J. Takakusu, was a Buddhist Studies…
Takakusu Junjirō (高楠 順次郎; June 29, 1866 – June 28, 1945), who often published as J. Takakusu, was a Buddhist Studies scholar and Sanskritist who is known internationally for leading the work to compile and edit the Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō, a modern edition of the Chinese Buddhist Canon that was highly influential on Buddhist studies and remains in use by scholars today. An advocate for the expansion of higher education, Takakusu founded a Buddhist girl's school in 1924, which eventually became Musashino University. Takakusu was also an active Esperantist.
Shimoda Kikutarō (Japanese: 下田 菊太郎; 2 May 1866 – 26 December 1931) was an architect who created the prototype of the…
Shimoda Kikutarō (Japanese: 下田 菊太郎; 2 May 1866 – 26 December 1931) was an architect who created the prototype of the Imperial Crown Style for the Empire of Japan. He was a native of Akita, in northern Honshu, and moved to Tokyo in 1881, when he was fifteen. At Keio University, he enrolled in an architecture course under Josiah Conder.
Murakami Kijo (村上 鬼城, Murakami Kijō; 1865–1938) was a Japanese poet who wrote haiku.
Takagi Kenmyō (高木顕明, June 24, 1864 – June 24, 1914) was a Buddhist priest of the Ōtani-ha school of Jōdo Shinshū. He…
Takagi Kenmyō (高木顕明, June 24, 1864 – June 24, 1914) was a Buddhist priest of the Ōtani-ha school of Jōdo Shinshū. He was a Buddhist socialist and one of the defendants in the Kōtoku Incident.
Nishikubo Hiromichi (西久保弘道, Hiromichi Nishikubo; 30 June 1863 – 8 July 1930) was a Japanese bureaucrat, politician, and…
Nishikubo Hiromichi (西久保弘道, Hiromichi Nishikubo; 30 June 1863 – 8 July 1930) was a Japanese bureaucrat, politician, and kendo master, who served as Governor of Fukushima Prefecture (1910–1913), Director-General of the Hokkaido Agency (1914–1915), Superintendent-General of the Metropolitan Police (1915–1916), Mayor of Tokyo (1926–1927), and a member of the House of Peers (1916–1930).
Tanaka Shōhei (田中正平, Tanaka Shōhei; May 15, 1862 – October 16, 1945) was a Japanese physicist, music theorist, and…
Tanaka Shōhei (田中正平, Tanaka Shōhei; May 15, 1862 – October 16, 1945) was a Japanese physicist, music theorist, and inventor. He graduated from Tokyo University in 1882 as a science student. On an imperial scholarship, he was sent to Germany for doctoral studies in 1884, together with Mori Ōgai. His dissertation concerned just intonation and practical means to its implementation. Tanaka was an early advocate of 53 equal temperament as a means of closely approximating 5-limit just intonation. He was the first to obtain a clear understanding of the temperament, noticing that it tempered out both the schisma, 32805/32768, but also the kleisma (), an interval of size 15625/15552 = 2−6 3−5 56, which is the interval by which five just minor thirds of size 6/5 exactly differs from a just tenth of size 5/2 exactly. Tanaka was the first to take practical note of this interval and gave it its name. Tanaka realized that the 53 equal temperament was completely characterized as a five limit temperament by the fact that it tempers out both the schisma and the kleisma. Tanaka was also an early advocate of the use of the hexagonal lattice for representing the pitch classes of 5-limit just intonation. First proposed in the 18th century by Leonhard Euler, this model was also used by Hugo Riemann in his theory of harmony. Tanaka also suggested what would now be called a Fokker block as a way of viewing the pitch classes of 53 equal temperament. Tanaka proposed a set of harmonic cadences designed to reflect a traditional Japanese aesthetic, acknowledging pentatonic scales and incorporating suspended tones in the manner of the chords played by the shō. Tanaka's suggestion was taken up by a number of 20th-century Japanese composers and theorists. Tanaka was an inventor as well as a theoretician. He designed and patented a just intonation Enharmonium (enharmonic+harmonium) with 20 keys and 26 pitches in an octave. He had Johannes Kewitsch, of Berlin, construct a 5-octave version and in 1891 he demonstrated it to Anton Bruckner in Vienna, who was impressed with its potential. He also constructed an early calculating machine.
Shiba Gorō (柴 五郎; June 21, 1860 – December 13, 1945) was a samurai of Aizu Domain and later a career officer and…
Shiba Gorō (柴 五郎; June 21, 1860 – December 13, 1945) was a samurai of Aizu Domain and later a career officer and general in the Meiji period Imperial Japanese Army.
Tsubouchi Shōyō (坪内 逍遥; May 22, 1859 – February 28, 1935) was a Japanese author, critic, playwright, translator…
Tsubouchi Shōyō (坪内 逍遥; May 22, 1859 – February 28, 1935) was a Japanese author, critic, playwright, translator, editor, educator, and professor at Waseda University. He has been referred to as a seminal figure in Japanese drama.