is a novelist and mystery writer from Shizuoka Prefecture

Shizuoka Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. He is a graduate of Shizuoka University

Shizuoka University

Shizuoka University isa national university in Shizuoka, Japan.The university consists of six faculties; Humanities and Social Sciences, Education, Informatics, Science, Engineering and Agriculture...

, where he studied science and math. In 1998, his debut work J no shinwa won the 4th Mephisto Award. Because of his feminine-sounding name, he is often mistakenly thought to be a woman. His work is distinguished by its slightly warped style. His most important work is Initiation Love.

List of works

• J no shinwa
• Hako no naka
• Tō no danshō
• Marionette shōkōgun
• Hayashi shinkurō to itsutsu no nazo
• Initiation Love
• Repeat