Toyo Shibata Japanese Writer
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| First Name |
Toyo
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| Last Name |
Shibata
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| Birthday |
26th June, 1911
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| Birthplace |
Tochigi, Tochigi
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| Died |
20th January, 2013
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| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer
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| Nationality |
Japanese
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| Occupation |
Writer
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Toyo Shibata (柴田 トヨ, Shibata Toyo, June 26, 1911 – January 20, 2013) was a bestselling Japanese poet; her first anthology Kujikenaide (″Don't lose heart″), published in 2009, sold 1.58 million copies. In comparison, poetry book sales of 10,000 are considered successful in Japan. Her anthology also topped Japan's Oricon bestseller chart. It was originally self-published, but upon seeing its success the publisher Asuka Shinsha reissued it, with new artwork, in 2010. It contains 42 poems. After back pain forced Shibata to give up her hobby of classical Japanese dance, she turned to writing poetry at the age of 92, at the suggestion of her son Kenichi. As of 2011 she was writing poems for a second anthology, lived alone in the Tokyo suburbs, and was a widow.
