Kyouka Izumi

Historical Figures
Kyouka Izumi was the pen-name of the Japanese author Kyōtarō Izumi who was born in 1873. Kyouka wrote novels, short stories and kabuki plays (dance-drama plays). Many of his works are surrealist critiques of society. Kyouka died on September 7, 1939.

Some of his works are "The Holy Man of Mount Kōya", "The Ruby", "The Sea God's Villa" and "The castle tower".