is a novelist and mystery writer from

Shizuoka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Shizuoka Prefecture has a population of 3,637,998 and has a geographic area of . Shizuoka Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the northea ...

, Japan. He is a graduate of

Shizuoka University is a national university in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Shizuoka University is well known in the field of engineering, in creative innovation, and in the invention of next generation technology, with the prestigious international exchange ...

, where he studied science and math. In 1998, his debut work ''J no shinwa'' won the 4th

Mephisto Prize The is a Japanese literary award for unpublished genre fiction novels, mainly for mystery novels. It was established in 1996 by the editors of ''Mephisto'' magazine and is awarded on an irregular basis. The winning work is published by Kodansha and ...

. His work is distinguished by its slightly warped style. His most important work is ''Initiation Love''.

List of works

* J no shinwa * Hako no naka * Tō no danshō * Marionette shōkōgun * Hayashi shinkurō to itsutsu no nazo * Initiation Love * Repeat

References

1963 births 20th-century Japanese novelists 21st-century Japanese novelists Japanese mystery writers Living people {{Japan-writer-stub