Kyotaro Nishimura, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Kyotaro Nishimura

Japanese writer

Date of Birth: 06-Sep-1930

Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan

Profession: writer, novelist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Kyotaro Nishimura (?? ???, Nishimura Kyotaro, pseudonym of Kihachiro Yajima, born 6 September 1930 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese novelist of Police procedural.
Nishimura is best known for his "train series" mysteries, most of which feature his characters, police detectives Shozo Totsugawa, Sadao Kamei and Tokitaka Honda.
He won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award in 1981 for The Terminal Murder Case. Spouse is Mizue Yajima.