Doppo Kunikida

Doppo Kunikida
Kunikida in the 1890s
Kunikida in the 1890s
BornTetsuo Kunikida
(1871-08-30)30 August 1871
Chōshi, Chiba, Japan
Died23 June 1908(1908-06-23) (aged 36)
Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
OccupationWriter and journalist
Genrepoetry, short stories, novels, diary
Literary movementNaturalism
Spouse
  • Nobuko Sasaki
    (m. 1895⁠–⁠1896)
  • Haruko Enomoto
    (m. 1898⁠–⁠1908)
Children5

Doppo Kunikida (国木田 独歩, Kunikida Doppo, 30 August 1871 – 23 June 1908) was a Japanese author of novels and romantic poetry during the Meiji period, noted as one of the inventors of Japanese naturalism.