Kenji Miyazawa
Born on 27 Aug 1896Place of birth: Hanamakikawaguchi, Iwate, Japan [now Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan]Died on 21 Sep 1933
Known for: Writing
Biography
Kenji Miyazawa was a poet and author of novelist in early Showa period Japan. Many of his children's works, that appear superficially to be light or humorous, contain stories intended for moral education of the reader. A number of his children's stories have been adapted into animated movies in Japan.