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Ichiyō Higuchi

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Ichiyō Higuchi

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Also known as Ichiyo Higuchi, Higuchi Ichiyo, Higuchi Ichiyō, Ichiyou Higuchi

Japanese writer

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Ichiyō Higuchi (1872–1896) was a Japanese novelist and writer. Born in Tokyo with the name 樋口奈津, she began her literary career in 1891. Her notable work includes *Takekurabe*. She wrote in Japanese and was a citizen of Japan.

Higuchi died of tuberculosis in Uchisaiwaichō in 1896. She is buried at Yanaka Cemetery. Her writing period ended with her death in 1896.

Synthesized by Vinony from 37 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Crossref, MusicBrainz, TMDb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1872
Died
1896
Works
44

Top works

  • 樋口一葉.徳富蘆花.国木田独步
  • 幸田露伴.樋口一葉集
  • 二葉亭四迷.尾崎紅葉.幸田露伴.樋口一葉.泉鏡花.德富蘆花[健次郎]集
  • 幸田露伴・樋口一葉集
  • たけくらべ

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Film & TV

Writing · Tokyo, Japan

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Japan
Active from
1872
Active to
1986

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Key facts

Native name
樋口一葉
Born
Natsuko Higuchi , ( 1872-05-02 ) 2 May 1872, Uchisaiwaichō , Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Empire of Japan
Died
23 November 1896 (1896-11-23) (aged 24), Tokyo, Empire of Japan
Resting place
Yanaka Cemetery , Tokyo
Pen name
Ichiyō Higuchi
Occupation
Writer
Period
Meiji

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Natsuko Higuchi (Japanese: 樋口 夏子, Hepburn: Higuchi Natsuko; 2 May 1872 – 23 November 1896), known by her pen name Higuchi Ichiyō (樋口 一葉), was a Japanese writer during the Meiji era. She was Japan's first professional woman writer of modern literature, specializing in short stories and poetry, and was also an extensive diarist. Her portrait was used on the 5000 yen banknote in Japan.

Biography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ichiyō Higuchi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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