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- Kawazoe Kunimoto 川副 国基 (1896–). A scholar of modern Japanese literature. His books include Nihon Shizenshugi no Bungaku ("Literature of Japanese Naturalism") and Kindai Nihon Bungakuron ("The Theory of Modern Japanese Literature").
- Kōyō. See Ozaki Kōyō.
- Kunikida Doppo 国木田 獨歩 (1871–1908). A novelist. His given name was Tesuo. He attended Tokyo Senmon Gakkō but left to become a teacher, without graduating. Later he joined the editorial staff of Kokumin Shimbun. He was a skilled short-story writer, having the ability to give his story the lyrical quality of a long poem in prose. The influence of English literature, particularly the poetry of Wordsworth, is apparent in his work. His Gyūniku to Bareisho ("Beef and Potato"), Musashi-No, and Gen Oji ("Old Gen") were translated into English.
- Masamune Hakuchō 正宗 白鳥 (1879–). A novelist. His given name is Tadao. After graduating from Tokyo Senmon Gakkō (1901) he became a literary critic for the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, but later resigned from this firm and devoted his full time to creative writing. In 1950 he was awarded an order of cultural merit. Among his many works are Torō ("Futility"), and Bikō ("Faint Light").
- Mori Ōgai 森 鷗外 (1862–1922). Litterateur. His given mane was Rintarō. After graduating from Tokyo University with a degree in medicine (1881) he was appointed surgeon to the Imperial Army and soon after he was sent to Germany for further studies (1884).
