Tōson Shimazaki, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tōson Shimazaki

Japanese writer

Date of Birth: 25-Mar-1872

Place of Birth: Magome-juku, Japan

Date of Death: 22-Aug-1943

Profession: writer, poet, lyricist, novelist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Toson Shimazaki (?? ??, Shimazaki Toson, 25 March 1872 – 22 August 1943) was the pen-name of Shimazaki Haruki, a Japanese author, active in the Meiji, Taisho and early Showa periods of Japan.
He began his career as a romantic poet, but went on to establish himself as a major proponent of naturalism in Japanese fiction.