Takayuki Kiyooka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Takayuki Kiyooka

Japanese writer

Date of Birth: 09-Jun-1922

Place of Birth: Dalian, Liaoning, China

Date of Death: 03-Jun-2006

Profession: writer, poet, literary critic, novelist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Takayuki Kiyooka (?? ??, Kiyooka Takayuki, July 29, 1922 - June 3, 2006) was a Japanese poet and novelist.
He was born in Dalian, China, while it was Japan's leased territory, spent his youth there, and is noted for his stories about the life in Dalian.
He received the Akutagawa Prize in 1969, for his story, Dalian of Acasia Flowers.