Hirohito

Hirohito

male, deceased (1989)
His personal name was. Like all his predecessors, he is known since his death by a posthumous name, that, according to a tradition dating back to...
Hibari Misora

Hibari Misora

female, deceased (1989)
(May 29, 1937 - June 24, 1989) was a Japanese singer and the predominant figure in postwar enka music.
Hasegawa Nyozekan

Hasegawa Nyozekan

male, deceased (1969)
was the pen-name of a social critic, and journalist in Taisho and Showa period Japan. His real name was Hasegawa Manjiro. He was one of the most...
Yokoyama Taikan

Yokoyama Taikan

male, deceased (1958)
was the pseudonym of a major figure in Meiji, Taisho and early Showa period Japanese painting. He is notable for helping create the Japanese...
Kawakami Hajime

Kawakami Hajime

male
Kawakami Hajime, 1879 - 1946, was a Japanese Marxist economist of the Taishō and early Shōwa periods. Born in Yamaguchi, he graduated from Tokyo Un...
Kenji Miyazawa

Kenji Miyazawa

male, deceased (1933)
was a poet and author of children's literature in early Showa period Japan. He was also known as a devout Buddhist and social activist.
Yasuda Yukihiko

Yasuda Yukihiko

male, 25 years old
was the pseudonym of a major figure in Taisho and early Showa period Japanese painting, and is regarded as one of the founders of the Japanese...
Shimomura Kanzan

Shimomura Kanzan

male, deceased (1930)
was the pseudonym of a nihonga painter in Meiji through to the early Showa period Japan. His real name was Shimomura Seizaburō. Kanzan was born in 1...
Shimaki Kensaku

Shimaki Kensaku

male, deceased (1945)
was the pen-name of a Japanese author in Showa period Japan. His real name was
Ikki Kita

Ikki Kita

male, deceased (1937)
(3 April 1883 - 19 August 1937) was a Japanese author, intellectual and political philosopher who was active in the early Showa period Japan. Born...