Motojirō Kajii, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Motojirō Kajii

author

Date of Birth: 17-Feb-1901

Place of Birth: Ōsaka, Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 24-Mar-1932

Profession: writer, poet, novelist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Motojiro Kajii (?? ???, Kajii Motojiro, also Motojirou Kajii, February 17, 1901 – March 24, 1932) was a Japanese author in the early Showa period known for his poetic short stories.
Kajii left behind masterpieces such as Remon (??, "Lemon"), "Shiro no aru machi nite" (???????, "In a Castle Town").
Fuyu no hi (???, "Winter Days") and Sakura no ki no shita ni wa (???????, "Beneath the Cherry Trees").
His poetic works were praised by fellow writers including Yasunari Kawabata and Yukio Mishima.
Today his works are admired for their finely tuned self-observation and descriptive power. Despite the limited body of work he created during his short lifetime, Kajii has managed to leave a lasting footprint on Japanese culture.
"Lemon" is a staple of literature textbooks.
According to a report in major daily newspaper Asahi Shimbun, many high school students have emulated the protagonist's defiant act of leaving a lemon in the book section of Maruzen, a department store chain.
The opening line of "Under the Cherry Trees" (Dead bodies are buried under the cherry trees!) is popularly quoted in reference to hanami, the Japanese custom of cherry blossom viewing.