Tokai Sanshi, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Tokai Sanshi

writer

Date of Birth: 21-Jun-1852

Date of Death: 13-Dec-1922

Profession: writer, author, novelist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Shiba Shiro (???), better known for his pen name Tokai Sanshi (????, Wanderer of the Eastern Sea), (21 June 1852 – 13 December 1922) was a famous political activist and novelist during the Meiji period.
He was born into a samurai family and fought for domain of Aizu during the Boshin War from 1868 to 1869, after which the Aizu domain was abandoned.
He was educated at different facilities in Japan and in the United States, and he served in the military during the First Sino-Japanese War and Russo-Japanese War.
His major works include Strange Encounters with Beautiful Women (Kajin no Kigu), first serialized in 1885 and concluded in 1897.