Katayama Hiroko

Katayama Hiroko (片山広子 born 10 February 1878 in Tokyo, died 19 March 1957[1]) was a Japanese poet and translator.

She did many translations of Irish writers under the pseudonym Matsumura Mineko.

She maintained a friendship with Ryūnosuke Akutagawa[3] and he reportedly said of her "Finally I have met a woman who can be called my equal in the arena of words."

She also acted as a mentor to Muraoka Hanako who is known in Japan for translating Anne of Green Gables.

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