Fukuda, Heihachiro b. 1892 d. 1974 Painter. He was a member of the Rikucho-kai artists' group and a professor at what is now the Kyoto City University of Arts. For his achievements, he was awarded the Order of Culture recognition. His paintings, which depicted almost exclusively flowers, bamboo, birds, fish and inanimate objects, are described to show an independent style based on a close observation of nature, evolved from intense realism to semi-abstract. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett) Honen-in Temple Cemetery, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Kawakami, Hajime b. 1879 d. 1946 Writer and economist. He developed an interest in Marxist economics and became an instructor of economics in Kyoto. He subsequently studied law in Europe and returned to Japan where he published a Marxist-leaning economics journal, "Studies of Social Problems." He later translated "Das Kapital" into Japanese and wrote many essays. He thereafter began to write novels and stories, as well as an autobiography, "Jijoden," between 1947 and 1948, and poems. His major work is "Novel About a Poor Man."...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett) Honen-in Temple Cemetery, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Konan, Naito b. 1866 d. 1934 Also known as "Torajiro Naito," he was a world-renowned Sinologist. After initially working as a journalist, he traveled to China frequently and became a professor of Chinese civilization at the University of Kyoto. He wrote many works on Sinology and became an expert on Chinese art. He was also an excellent calligrapher who also wrote poems in Chinese. His complete works, "Naito Konan zenshu," were compiled from 1969 to 1976 and published. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett) Honen-in Temple Cemetery, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Tanizaki, Jun'ichiro b. 1886 d. 1965 Writer. His early writings contributed to the Romantic literary movement in Japan. Later in lhis career, he immersed himself in writing about traditional Japanese culture. Many of his works were translated into many languages, and some of his stories and novels werer made into movies, including "The Amateurs' Club," "The Night of the Girls' Festival," "The Lechery of the Snake" and "The Japanese Cat." (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett) Honen-in Temple Cemetery, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
b. 1879 d. 1946