Tōson Shimazaki

Japanese writer (1872-1943).

Born March 25th, 1872 in Magome-juku.

Died August 22nd, 1943 at 71 years old in Ōiso (cerebral hemorrhage).

Occupations
lyricist, novelist, poet, writer

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