was a Japanese poet, art critic, and artist. He was the central figure of orthodox Surrealism in pre- and postwar Japan. Devoting his life to exemplifying the movement in its orthodox form. Starting in the 1950s, he began offering new experimental outlets for young postwar avant-garde artists who lacked opportunities for presenting their work in formats other than group exhibitions.

List of works

Books of poetry

* , 1937 * , 1967

References

People from Toyama Prefecture 1936 births 1979 deaths 20th-century Japanese poets {{Japan-poet-stub