Kin'yuki Sonoike, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kin'yuki Sonoike

Japanese writer

Date of Birth: 29-Apr-1886

Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan

Date of Death: 03-Jan-1974

Profession: novelist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Kin'yuki Sonoike (?? ??, Sonoike Kin'yuki, April 29, 1886 – January 3, 1974) was an author in Taisho and Showa period Japan. Sonoike was born in Hirakawacho, Tokyo.
His father was in the service of the Imperial Household Agency, and his grandfather was the appointive governor of Nara prefecture in the Meiji period.
He left the Gakushuin Peers’ School to pursue a literary career and was one of the early members of the Shirakaba Society.
His 1919 short story, Hitori Sumo influenced the writings of Kazuo Hirotsu.
In his later years, he was considered a member of a conservative group, which included Tetsuro Watsuji, Saneatsu Mushanokoji and Michio Takeyama.