Ozaki Koyo
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was a Japanese
author
. His real name was Ozaki Tokutarō (尾崎 徳太郎).
carver in the Meiji period
. He was educated at Tokyo Prefecture Middle School, and later Tokyo Imperial University
. At university, he started publishing a literary magazine called 'Ken'yūsha
' (Friend of the ink stone) in 1885 with his friends. Yamada Bimyo and Kawakami Bizan also had material published in the magazine.
Ozaki's most renowned works were (also known as The Golden Demon, which first appeared in 1887 in the Hakubunkan
magazine ) and Tajo Takon. His works mostly appeared in the Yomiuri Shimbun
, the most popular newspaper in Japan. His pupil Izumi Kyōka
continued to write in Ozaki's style.
Japanese people
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author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
. His real name was Ozaki Tokutarō (尾崎 徳太郎).
Biography
Ozaki was the only son of Kokusai (尾崎 谷斎), a well-known netsukeNetsuke
Netsuke are miniature sculptures that were invented in 17th-century Japan to serve a practical function...
carver in the Meiji period
Meiji period
The , also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from September 1868 through July 1912. This period represents the first half of the Empire of Japan.- Meiji Restoration and the emperor :...
. He was educated at Tokyo Prefecture Middle School, and later Tokyo Imperial University
University of Tokyo
, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...
. At university, he started publishing a literary magazine called 'Ken'yūsha
Kenyusha
Kenyūsha was a writers' society in Meiji era Japan, chiefly led by Ozaki Kōyō. Its other members included Kawakami Bizan....
' (Friend of the ink stone) in 1885 with his friends. Yamada Bimyo and Kawakami Bizan also had material published in the magazine.
Ozaki's most renowned works were (also known as The Golden Demon, which first appeared in 1887 in the Hakubunkan
Hakubunkan
is a Japanese publishing company founded in 1887 amidst the wealth and military prosperity of the Meiji era. Hakubunkan entered the publishing arena by printing a nationalist magazine as well as expanding into printing, advertising, paper manufacturing, and related businesses, becoming one of...
magazine ) and Tajo Takon. His works mostly appeared in the Yomiuri Shimbun
Yomiuri Shimbun
The is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. It is one of the five national newspapers in Japan; the other four are the Asahi Shimbun, the Mainichi Shimbun, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, and the Sankei Shimbun...
, the most popular newspaper in Japan. His pupil Izumi Kyōka
Kyoka Izumi
is the pen name of a Japanese author of novels, short stories, and kabuki plays who was active from the late Meiji to the early Shōwa periods. He is best known for a characteristic brand of Romanticism preferring tales of the supernatural heavily influenced by works of the earlier Edo period in...
continued to write in Ozaki's style.