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Kyōtarō Nishimura

Kyōtarō Nishimura (1930–2022) was a Japanese writer and novelist.

Also recorded as Kyotaro Nishimura · Nishimura Kyōtarō · Nishimura Kyotaro · Kyoutarou Nishimura

Nishimura Kyotaro Museum in Yugawara, Kanagawa Pref. Japan.

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Biography

Recorded at birth as 矢島 喜八郎.

Also worked under the name 西村 京太郎.

Born at Ebara-ku in 1930, died in Yugawara in 2022.

Kyōtarō Nishimura studied at Tokyo Metropolitan Rokugo Kouka High School. The recorded working language is Japanese.

The field of work recorded is detective fiction and detective literature.

Work by Kyōtarō Nishimura is recorded in the collections of Nishimura Kyotaro Museum.

Distinctions recorded are Edogawa Rampo Award, Mystery Writers of Japan Award and Kobunsha Mystery Literature Grand Prize.

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  • Ebara-ku

    Birth place

  • Yugawara

    Death place

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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 18 August 2026.

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