Japanese tanka poet (1885–1942).
Born January 25th, 1885 in Nankan.
Died November 2nd, 1942 at 57 years old in Asagaya (diabetes, kidney disease). [ref]
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde