Risa Wataya

Risa Wataya
Risa Wataya at the Embassy of Japan in Poland in 2013
Risa Wataya at the Embassy of Japan in Poland in 2013
Native name
綿矢 りさ
Born (1984-02-01) February 1, 1984 (age 40)
Kyoto, Japan
OccupationNovelist, writer
LanguageJapanese
Alma materWaseda University
Notable works
  • Insutōru
  • Keritai senaka
  • Kawaisou da ne?
Notable awards

Risa Wataya (綿矢 りさ, 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.