Zenmaro Toki, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Zenmaro Toki

Japanese journalist, author and Esperantist

Date of Birth: 08-Jun-1885

Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan

Date of Death: 14-Apr-1980

Profession: writer, poet, author, lyricist, Esperantist, university teacher, journalist, tanka poet

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Zenmaro Toki (?? ?? Toki Zenmaro; 1885–1980) was a Japanese Naturalist tanka poet.
After initially taking up tanka in his teens, he studied under Kun'en Kaneko, and when in attendance at Waseda University he socialized with other notable Naturalist poets such as Bokusui Wakayama.
Later, he earned the respect of the famous poet Takuboku Ishikawa, with whom he corresponded until the latter's death in 1912.