Risa Wataya, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Risa Wataya

Japanese writer

Date of Birth: 01-Feb-1984

Place of Birth: Kyoto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

Profession: writer, novelist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Risa Wataya (?? ??, Wataya Risa, born February 1, 1984) is a female Japanese novelist from Kyoto.
Her short novel Keritai senaka won the Akutagawa Prize and has sold more than a million copies.
Wataya has also won the Bungei Prize and the Kenzaburo Oe Prize.
Her work has been translated into German, Italian, French, Thai, Korean, and English.