Kyōka Izumi
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Kyōtarō Izumi, known by his pen name Izumi Kyōka, was a Japanese novelist, writer and kabuki playwright who was active during the prewar period.
Kyoka Izumi
Statue of Izumi in Kanazawa.
Izumi circa 1930s
Kyōka's grave in Zōshigaya cemetery.
Teito Monogatari
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Teito Monogatari is the debut novel of Japanese author Hiroshi Aramata. It began circulation in the literary magazine Monthly King Novel owned by Kadokawa Shoten in 1983, and was published in 10 volum
Kyōka Izumi
…established by the city of Kanazawa, first awarded in 1973 on the hundredth anniversary of Kyōka's birth. Izumi Kyōka plays a supporting role in the novel Teito Monogatari (Aramata Hiroshi), along with many other historical characters from the Meiji Restoration and the Showa Era. In the first film adaptation of the novel…
Covers of the 1987 republication. Art by Yoshitaka Amano.