Saneatsu MushanokojiSaneatsu Mushanokoji (1885-1976) was a distinguished Japanese intellectual, aristocrat, writer, and painter. Educated at Tokyo's elite Peers' School, he co-founded the influential 'Shirakaba' (White Birch) literary group with Takeo Arashima and NaoyaShiga, who were key figures in modern Japanese literature. Mushanokoji is celebrated as a pioneer of the 'I-novel' genre, known for his introspective and self-explorative fiction. In 1918, he founded Atarashiki-mura, a utopian village that still exists in Saitama, Japan. Awarded the Order of Cultural Merit in 1951, Read More Read Less