Takayama Chogyū

Novelist, Author

1871 – 1902

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Who was Takayama Chogyū?

Takayama Chogyū, real name Takayama Rinjirō, was the pen name of a Japanese author and literary critic. He influenced Japanese literature in the late Meiji period with his blend of romantic individualism, concepts of self-realization, aesthetics, and nationalism. However, many of Chogyū's works seems cryptic to contemporary readers due to the archaic style which he employed.

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Born
Feb 28, 1871
Tsuruoka
Nationality
  • Japan
Profession
Education
  • University of Tokyo
Lived in
  • Yamagata Prefecture
Died
Dec 24, 1902
Chigasaki

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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