Nankichi Niimi

Nankichi Niimi (新美 南吉, Niimi Nankichi, July 30, 1913 – March 22, 1943) was a Japanese author, sometimes known as the Hans Christian Andersen of Japan.

[citation needed] Niimi was born Shōhachi Watanabe (渡邊 正八, Watanabe Shōhachi) in Yanabe, in the city of Handa, Aichi prefecture, on July 30, 1913.

He fell sick with tuberculosis while in Tokyo shortly after graduating, and returned to his hometown.

There is a Niimi Nankichi Memorial Museum in his birthplace, Handa.

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