◆ Kawabata Yasunari (June 14, 1899 – April 16, 1972) was a Japanese novelist and literary critic. He was a member of the Japan Art Academy, a Person of Cultural Merit, and a recipient of the Order of Culture. He was the first Japanese person to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1968. His court rank and decorations were Senior Third Rank and Order of the First Class. He was one of the representative writers of modern and contemporary Japanese literature, active from the Taisho era through the pre-war and post-war Showa eras. #YasunariKawabata Kawabata Yasunari, a Nobel Prize-winning author recognized not only in Japan but also globally. Kawabata Yasunari lost several relatives in his childhood and went through a sensitive period where he couldn’t live without relying on others. Throughout his later life, he also lost comrades and friends, including his disciple Mishima Yukio. The many representative works left by Kawabata Yasunari show a diverse style. It is said that this came from his delicate sensibility acquired through experience. #KawabataYasunari