Listă de scriitori japonezi

Literatura clasică

Sei Shonagon (c. ~ 966 - c. 10??): Însemnări de căpătâi

Murasaki Shikibu (c. 973 - c. 1025): Povestea lui Genji

Literatura medievală

Povestea lui Heike (1371)

Literatura pre-modernă

Ihara Saikaku (1642 – 1693)

Matsuo Basho (1644 - 1694)

Ueda Akinari (1734 - 1809)

Santo Kyoden (1761 - 1816)

Juppensha Ikku (1765 - 1831)

Kyokutei Bakin (1767 - 1858)

Literatura modernă și contemporană

Mori Ōgai (1862 - 1922)

Kōyō Ozaki (1867 - 1903)

Natsume Soseki (1867 - 1916)

Kyōka Izumi (1873 - 1939)

Naoya Shiga (1883 - 1971)

Tanizaki Junichirō (1886 - 1965)

Akutagawa Ryunosuke (1892 - 1927)

Eiji Yoshikawa (1892 - 1962)

Kawabata Yasunari (1899 - 1972)

Dazai Osamu (1909 - 1948)

Endō Shūsaku (1923 - 1996)

Yasushi Inoue (1907 - 1991)

Abe Kobo (1924 - 1993)

Yukio Mishima (1925 - 1970)

Oe Kenzaburo (n. 1935)

Murakami Haruki (n. 1949)

Murakami Ryu (n. 1952)

Takashi Matsuoka (n. 1947)

Banana Yoshimoto (n. 1964)

Kazuo Inamori (n. 1932)

A

• Abe Jōji
• Abe Kobo (1924 - 1993)
• Abe Kazushige
• Aeba Koson (1855 - 1922)
• Akae Baku
• Aki Fuyuhiko
• Akutagawa Ryunosuke (1892 - 1927)
• Anzai Azami
• Aoyama Tomoki
• Arai Man
• Arashiyama Kozaburo
• Arishima Takeo (1878 - 1923)
• Asada Jiro
• Asada Tetsuya
• Asagiri Yoshimi
• Ashida Enosuke (1873 - 1951)
• Atsumi Jouji
• Awashima Kangetsu (1859 - 1926)
• Ariyoshi Sawako

B

• Baba Kocho (1869 - 1940)
• Ban Masaomi (1855 - 1931)
• Bessho Umenosuke (1871 - 1945)
• Betsuyaku Minoru
• Bouda Kazuma (1902 - 1942)

C

• Chiba Kameo (1878 - 1935)
• Chikamatsu Shuko (1876 - 1944)
• Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653 - 1724)
• Chino Masako (1880 - 1946)
• Chino Shosho (1883 - 1946)
• Chiri Yukie (1903 - 1922)
• Chiyo-ni (cunoscut drept Kaga no Chiyo) (1703 - 1775)

D

• Dazai Osamu (1909 - 1948)
• Dan Kazuo

E

• Ebisawa Yasuhisa
• Edogawa Rampo ( 1894 - 1965)
• Eiji Yoshikawa
• Ekuni Kaori (1964 - )
• Emi Suiin (1869 - 1934)
• Enchi Fumiko
• Enomoto Haryu (1866 - 1916)
• Endo Shusaku (1923 - 1996)
• Eto Jun

F

• Fujieda Shizuo
• Fujioka Sakutaro (1870 - 1910)
• Fujisawa Shuhei
• Fukuda Eiko (1865 - 1927)
• Fukumoto Nichinan (1857 - 1921)
• Fukuzawa Yukichi (1834 - 1901)
• Futabatei Shimei (1864 - 1909)

G

• Emperor Go-Toba,
• Goto Asataro (1881 - 1945)
• Goto Chugai (1866 - 1938)
• Goto Akio
• Gotoba Joko

H

• Hagiwara Sakutaro (1886 - 1942)
• Haniya Yutaka
• Hara Takashi (1856 - 1921)
• Hara Tamiki (1905 - 1951)
• Haruki Murakami
• Hasegawa Shigure (1879 - 1941)
• Hasegawa Shuhei (1955 - 1955)
• Hashimoto Osamu
• Hashimoto Shinkichi (1882 - 1945)
• Hayama Yoshiki (1894 - 1945)
• Hayami Yuji (n. 1961)
• Hayashi Fumiko (1903 sau 1904 - 1951)
• Higuchi Ichiyo (1872 - 1896)
• Hinatsu Konosuke
• Hino Ashihei
• Hirai Kazumasa
• Hiraide Shu (1878 - 1914)
• Hiraiwa Yumie
• Hirotsu Ryuro (1861 - 1928)
• Hisao Juran (1902 - 1957)
• Hojo Hideji (1902 - 1996)
• Hori Tatsuo (1904 - 1953)
• Hoshi Shinichi
• Hozumi Shigeto (1883 - 1951)

I

• Ibuse Masuji
• Ihara Saikaku (1642-1693)
• Ikenami Shotaro
• Ikezawa Natsuki
• Ikkyu
• Inaba Minoru
• Inagaki Manjiro
• Inagaki Taruho
• Inoue Hisashi
• Inoue Yasushi
• Irokawa Takehiro
• Isayama Yotaro
• Ishibashi Ningetsu (1865 - 1926)
• Ishigaki Rin
• Ishihara Shintaro
• Ishikawa Jun
• Ishikawa Takuboku (1886 - 1912)
• Ishizuka Tomoji (1906 - 1986)
• Ito Noe (1895 - 1923)
• Ito Sachio (1864 - 1913)
• Ito Sei
• Ito Seiko
• Itoyama Akiko
• Itsuki Hiroyuki
• Iwano Homei (1873 - 1920)
• Iwaya Sazanami (1870 - 1933)
• Izumi Kyoka (1873 - 1939)
• Izumi Shikibu (978?-1034?)

J

• Jien (1155-1225)
• Jiro Nitta
• Juichiya Gisaburo (1897 - 1937)

K

• Kaiko Takeshi
• Kaionji Chogoro
• Kajii Motojiro (1901 - 1932)
• Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (c. 662 - 710)
• Kamo no Chomei (1155 - 1216)
• Kanagaki Robun (1829 - 1894)
• Kanai Mieko
• Kanbara Ariake (1876 - 1952)
• Kaneko Misuzu ([[[1903]] - 1930)
• Kaneko Mitsuharu
• Kara Juro
• Karai Senryu (1718 - 1790)
• Kataoka Yoshio
• Katayama Kyoichi
• Kawabata Yasunari (1899 - 1972)
• Kawahigashi Hekigoto (1873 - 1937)
• Kawai Sora
• Kawakami Hiromi (n. 1958)
• Kawatake Mokuami (1816 - 1893)
• Kikuchi Kan (1888 - 1948)
• Ki no Tsurayuki (870 - 945)
• Kinoshita Mokutaro (1885 - 1945)
• Kita Morio
• Kitahara Hakushu (1885 - 1942)
• Kitakata Kenzo
• Kitamura Kaoru
• Kitamura Tokoku (1868 - 1894)
• Kobayashi Issa
• Kobayashi Takiji (1903 - 1933)
• Koda Aya
• Koda Rohan (1867 - 1947)
• Koizumi Yakumo (1850 - 1904)
• Komatsu Sakyo
• Kubota Mantaro
• Kunieda Shiro (1887 - 1943)
• Kunikida Doppo (1871 - 1908)
• Kuramoto So
• Kurimoto Kaoru
• Kuroda Seiki (1866 - 1924)
• Kuroiwa Ruiko (1862 - 1920)
• Kusano Shimpei (n.1903)
• Kyogoku Natsuhiko
• Kyokutei Bakin

M

• Maruya Saiichi
• Maruyama Kenji
• Masaoka Shiki (1867 - 1902)
• Matsuo Basho (1644 - 1694): haiku
• Matsumoto Seicho (1909 - 1992)
• Matsunaga Enzo (1895 - 1938)
• Minakata Kumagusu (1867 - 1941)
• Mishima Sosen (1876 - 1934)
• Mishima Yukio (1925 - 1970)
• Miyabe Miyuki (n. 1960)
• Miyamoto Teru
• Miyamoto Yuriko (1899 - 1951)
• Miyazawa Kenji (1896 - 1933)
• Mori Ogai (1862 - 1922)
• Motoori Norinaga (1730 - 1801)
• Mukai Kyorai (1651 - 1704): haiku
• Mukoda Kuniko (1929 - 1981)
• Murakami Haruki (n. 1949)
• Murakami Ryu (n. 1952)
• Murasaki Shikibu (cca.973 - cca.1025): Genji Monogatari

N

• Nagai Kafu (1879 - 1959)
• Nagatsuka Takashi (1879 - 1915)
• Naito Konan (1866 - 1934)
• Nakagami Kenji
• Nakahara Chuya (1907 - 1937)
• Nakajima Atsushi (1909 - 1942)
• Nakamura Kusatao
• Nakazato Kaizan (1885 - 1944)
• Nanbu Shutaro (1892 - 1936)
• Naoki Sanjugo (1891 - 1934)
• Natsume Soseki (1867 - 1916)
• Niimi Nankichi (1913 - 1943)
• Nishimura Kyotaro
• Nishiwaki Junzaburo
• Nitta Jiro
• Noda Hideki
• Noguchi Ujo (1882 - 1945)
• Nosaka Akiyuki

O

• Oda Sakunosuke (1913–1947)
• Oe Kenzaburo (n. 1935)
• Oguma Hideo (1901–1940)
• Oguri Mushitaro (1901–1946)
• Ohara Mariko
• Okakura Tenshin (1862–1913)
• Okamoto Kanoko (1889–1939)
• Okamoto Kido (1872–1939)
• Okuizumi Hikaru
• Ono no Komachi (c.825–c.900)
• Ooka Makoto
• Ooka Shohei (1909–1988)
• Orikuchi Shinobu (1887–1953)
• Osada Hiroshi
• Osanai Kaoru (1881–1928)
• Oshikawa Shunro (1876–1914)
• Otomo no Yakamochi (c. 718-785)
• Ozaki Hosai (1885–1926)
• Ozaki Koyo (1867–1903)

R

• Ran Ikujiro (1913 - 1944)
• Renjo Mikihiko
• Ryokan (1758-1831)

S

• Sagisawa Megumu
• Saigyo
• Saito Mokichi (1882 - 1953)
• Saito Ryokuu (1867 - 1904)
• Sasaki Mitsuzo (1896 - 1934)
• Sasaki Naojiro (1901 - 1943)
• Sei Shonagon
• Seto Uchi Jakucho
• Shiba Ryotaro
• Shiga Naoya (1883 - 1971)
• Shiina Makoto
• Shimada Masahiko
• Shimada Soji
• Shimaki Kensaku (1903 - 1945)
• Shimamura Hogetsu (1871 - 1918)
• Shimao Toshio
• Shimizu Rinzo (1950 - 1950)
• Shimizu Satomu (vezi Yamamoto Shugoro)
• Shimizu Tetsuo (1938 - 1938)
• Shimizu Yoshinori (n. 1947)
• Shinida Setsuko
• Shiono Nanami
• Shiraki Shizu (1895 - 1918)
• Shishi Bunroku (1893- 1969)
• Shono Yoriko
• Suematsu Kencho
• Susukida Kyukin (1877 - 1945)
• Suzuki Koji
• Suzuki Miekichi (1882 - 1936)
• Suzuki Shiroyasu (1935 - 1935)

T

• Tachihara Masaaki (1926 - 1980)
• Tachihara Michizo (1914 - 1939)
• Takahashi Gen'ichiro
• Takahashi Katsuhiko
• Takahama Kyoshi
• Takano Atsushi (1963 - 1963)
• Takano Tsugi (1890 - 1943)
• Takayama Chogyu (1871 - 1902)
• Tamiya Maya
• Tamura Ryuichi
• Tanaka Hidemitsu (1913 - 1949)
• Tanaka Yoshiki
• Taneda Santoka (1882 - 1940)
• Tanikawa Shuntaro
• Tanizaki Junichiro (1886-1965)
• Tawada Yoko
• Tawara Machi (n. 1962)
• Tayama Katai (1872 - 1930)
• Terada Torahiko (1878 - 1935)
• Terayama Shuji
• Tokai Sanshi (1852 - 1922)
• Tokuda Shusei (1871 - 1943)
• Tokunaga Shinichi (n. 1973)
• Tokutomi Roka (1868 - 1927)
• Tomioka Makoto (1897 - 1926)
• Tsubouchi Shoyo (1859 - 1935)
• Tsuji Jun (1884 - 1944)
• Tsuka Kohei
• Tsunashima Ryosen (1873 - 1907)
• Tsutsui Yasutaka

U

• Uchida Hyakken (1889 - 1971)
• Uchida Roan (1868 - 1929)
• Uchimura Kanzo (1861 - 1930)
• Udaka Shin'ichi (1886 - 1943)
• Ueda Akinari (1734 - 1809)
• Ueda Ayumu
• Ueda Makoto
• Uemura Shoen (1875 - 1949)
• Unno Juza (1897 - 1949)
• Usui Yuji
• Utsumi Ryuichiro

W

• Wakasugi Toriko (1892 - 1937)
• Wakayama Bokusui (1885 - 1928)
• Watanabe Junichi
• Watanabe On (1902 - 1930)