Toshiko Tamura
Tamura Toshiko (Japanese田村 俊 子, civil Satō佐藤 としToshi, born April 25, 1884 in Asakusa, (now Taitō ) in Tōkyō, † April 16, 1945 in Shanghai) was one of the first Japanese feminists and writer. Other pseudonyms include: and Satō Toshiko (佐藤 俊 子).
Life
Tamura was born in Tokyo's Asakusa neighborhood, where her father worked as Fudasashi ( rice merchant ). At 17, she began studying Japanese literature at Nihon Joshi Daigaku Women's University, but abandoned his studies without a degree.
She began her literary career as a student of Koda Rohan later with Okamoto Kido as a mentor. As Masterpieces their stories Miira no Kuchibeni apply (木乃伊 の 口紅, lipstick a mummy ) for which she was awarded the Asahi Shimbun price, and Horáků no katachi (炮烙 の 刑). Tamura is known for her sensual and decadent narrative style. As a bestselling author, she published in prestigious literary journals such as the Chūōkōrōn and Shincho.
In 1918 she left her husband Tamura Shōgyo and went along with the journalists Suzuki Etsu to Vancouver, where she lived until 1936. From 1942 on she was in Shanghai that was occupied by the Japanese, the literary magazine - Nu Sheng out. She died in 1945 in Shanghai of a cerebral hemorrhage. Your tomb is located in Kamakura at the temple Tokei -ji.
After her death, her royalties the Tamura - Toshiko Prize for women writers was set up using.