# Hideo Kobayashi

> Japanese writer (1902–1983)

**Wikidata**: [Q957799](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q957799)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideo_Kobayashi)  
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## Summary

Hideo Kobayashi, born on April 11, 1902 in Kanda-Sarugakuchō, was a Japanese writer, literary critic, philosopher, and essayist[1][2][3][4]. He was the son of Kobayashi Toyozō.Throughout his career, Kobayashi focused on Japanese literature, literary criticism, and Japanese art[4]. His contributions to these fields earned him numerous accolades, including the Order of Culture, Japanese Literature Grand Prix, Person of Cultural Merit, Japan Art Academy Prize, Yomiuri Prize, and Noma Literary Prize.Kobayashi passed away on January 3, 1983 at Keio University Hospital[1]. He was laid to rest at Tōkei-ji Temple.


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