Tōson Shimazaki

Tōson Shimazaki (島崎 藤村, Shimazaki Tōson, 25 March 1872 – 22 August 1943) was the pen-name of Haruki Shimazaki, a Japanese writer active in the Meiji, Taishō and early Shōwa periods of Japan. He began his career as a Romantic poet, but went on to establish himself as a major proponent of Japanese Naturalism.

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Tōson Shimazaki
Born	(1872-03-25)25 March 1872 Magome-juku, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Died	22 August 1943(1943-08-22) (aged 71) Ōiso, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Writer
Alma mater	Meiji Gakuin University
Genre	Poetry, novels
Literary movement	Romanticism Naturalism
Japanese name
Kanji	島崎 藤村
Hiragana	しまざき とうそん
Transcriptions Romanization Shimazaki Tōson