was a Japanese author from

Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of To ...

, Japan who authored over 20 books. He was also known for amassing a collection of over 900

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prints and establishing Japan's first mountaineering society.World of Kojima Usui Collection
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Japanese writers Japanese art collectors 1873 births 1948 deaths {{Japan-writer-stub