Takagi Kyozo

Takagi Kyozo (Japanese: 高木恭造; October 12, 1903 – October 23, 1987) was a Japanese poet who wrote in the Tsugaru dialect and an ophthalmologist.

His nephew is crime fiction writer Akimitsu Takagi.

He worked briefly as a substitute teacher and later news reporter.

[1] October 23 is celebrated in Japan as "Tsugaru dialect day" (Japanese: 津軽弁の日) in honor of the anniversary of his death.

[2] This article about a Japanese writer, poet, or screenwriter is a stub.