Kenji Miyazawa

Novelist, Author

1896 – 1933

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Who was Kenji Miyazawa?

Kenji Miyazawa (宮沢 賢治 Miyazawa Kenji, 27 August 1896 - 21 September 1933) was a Japanese poet and author of children's literature in the early Shōwa period of Japan. He was also known as a devout Buddhist, vegetarian and social activist.

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  • We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.

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Born
Aug 27, 1896
Hanamaki
Also known as
  • Miyazawa Kenji
Siblings
Religion
  • Buddhism
Nationality
  • Japan
Profession
Education
  • Iwate University
Lived in
  • Iwate Prefecture
Died
Sep 21, 1933
Hanamaki

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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