Jun Takami

Jun Takami
Takami Jun
Takami Jun
Native name
高見 順
Born(1907-01-30)30 January 1907
Sakai city, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Died17 August 1965(1965-08-17) (aged 58)
Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
Resting placeTōkei-ji, Kamakura, Japan
Occupationwriter
Alma materTokyo Imperial University
Genrenovels and poetry
Literary movementProletarian literature
Notable awardsMainichi Culture Award (1959)
Shinchōsha Culture Award (1963)
Noma Literary Prize (1964)

Jun Takami (高見 順, Takami Jun, 30 January 1907 – 17 August 1965) was the pen-name of a Japanese novelist and poet active in Shōwa period Japan. His real name was Takami Yoshio.