Kenjirō Tokutomi

Who was Kenjirō Tokutomi?

Kenjirō Tokutomi was a Japanese writer and philosopher. He was the younger brother of historian Tokutomi Sohō. He wrote novels under the pseudonym of Roka Tokutomi, many of which were translated into a number of languages including English, French, and German. He corresponded with Leo Tolstoy. A copy of a letter is on display in the small museum located in the Roka Kōshun-en Park, along with belongings.

One of his most famous novels is Hototogisu.

From February 27, 1907 until his death, he lived in a house in Musashino. At his wife's death the property was donated to the City of Tokyo to be used as a park. It was named Roka Kōshun-en in his honor.