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Mimei Ogawa

Japanese writer (1882–1961)
Person human Q343215

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
April 7, 1882
Date of death
May 11, 1961
Place of birth
Jōetsu-shi
Place of death
Tokyo
Country of citizenship
Japan, Empire of Japan[10][11]
Occupation
novelist, writer, children's writer, narrator
Educated at
Waseda University[12]
Award received
Person of Cultural Merit, Japan Art Academy Prize[13][14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Japanese[16]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[20]
Name in kana
おがわ みめい[18]
Name in native language
小川未明[17]
Place of burial
Kodaira Cemetery[9]
Start of work period
1904[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Kensaku Ogawa en Mimei Ogawa de Mimei Ogawa de Ogawa Mimei el Μίμει Ογκάουα fr Ogawa Mimei ja 小川健作 ja 小川未明 ko 오가와 미메이 ru Мимэи Огава ru Огава, Мимэи zh 小川健作
🔖 Identifiers · 42
ISNI
0000000083654608
VIAF cluster ID
24756197
Library of Congress authority ID
n82121912
GND ID
118960768
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Mimei Ogawa 01.jpg ↗
AniList staff ID
151017
Aozora Bunko author ID
1475
BIBSYS ID
4052345
Babelio author ID
131996
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13493804f
CANTIC ID
981061303205906706
CONOR.BG ID
51589989
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10707413
CiNii Research ID
1140845216785147008
FAST ID
98734
Find a Grave memorial ID
7744935
Freebase ID
/m/03d8xn6
IdRef ID
067014941
Japan Search name ID
小川未明
KBR person ID
13959533
LibriVox author ID
2924
MyAnimeList people ID
30213
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01120540
NDL Authority ID
00057938
NL CR AUT ID
jx20100803008
NUKAT ID
n2016149623
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000298412
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007300956605171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200106560
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:C0hb;=Bd
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9812664712705606
National Library of Portugal ID
1298359
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX6143560
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
304526460
Open Library ID
OL1321357A
OpenMLOL author ID
180338
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100246943
Pixiv Encyclopedia ID
小川未明
RERO ID (legacy)
A003653128
SBN author ID
TO0V501998
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtrTrhJR3BFJrBdcdDjG3
Yale LUX ID
person/fcaf6a98-f9a6-4067-9bb7-7e289f9b3694

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
writer, novelist, children's writer
Country of citizenship 2
Japan, Empire of Japan
Award received 1
Person of Cultural Merit
Educated at 1
Waseda University
Influenced 1
Yukio Mishima
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Japanese
Place of birth 1
Niigata Prefecture
Place of death 1
Tokyo
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Mimei Ogawa's place of birth was Jōetsu-shi[1]. He was born on April 7, 1882[2]. He died in Tokyo[3]. He died on May 11, 1961[4]. He worked as a novelist[5], writer[6], children's writer[7], and narrator[8].

Body

Recognition

Awards received include Person of Cultural Merit[13], a title of honor[21], in Japan[22] and Japan Art Academy Prize[14], an art prize[23], in Japan[24], founded in 1942[25].

Why It Matters

He has been cited as an influence by Yukio Mishima[26], a writer[27], 1925–1970[28], of Japan[29], awarded the Shinchosha literature award[30], specialised in creative and professional writing[31].

FAQs

Where was Mimei Ogawa born?

Mimei Ogawa was born in Jōetsu-shi[1].

Where did Mimei Ogawa die?

Mimei Ogawa passed away in Tokyo[3].

What did Mimei Ogawa do for work?

Mimei Ogawa worked as novelist[5], writer[6], children's writer[7], and narrator[8].

Where did Mimei Ogawa go to school?

Mimei Ogawa was educated at Waseda University[12].

What awards did Mimei Ogawa receive?

Honors received include Person of Cultural Merit[13] and Japan Art Academy Prize[14].

Who did Mimei Ogawa influence?

Mimei Ogawa has been cited as an influence by Yukio Mishima[26].

Related Entities

Japan Yukio Mishima

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Japan Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Jōetsu-shi
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  2. 20w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0) → XX6143560
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  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → novelist, writer, children's writer +1
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  4. 26w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Educated at → Waseda University
    Place of birth → Jōetsu-shi
    CANTIC ID → 981061303205906706
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