Kyoka Izumi (4 November 1873 - 7 September 1939) is the pen name of a Japanese author of novels, short stories, and Kabuki plays who was active from the late Meiji era to the early Showa periods. His real name was Kyotaro Izumi. Like Natsume Soseki and other Japanese authors with pen names, Kyo-ka is usually known by that pen name rather than his family name. Kyo-ka first gained acclaim for his “The Operating Room” and “Night Watchman” ; his most famous work is “The Holy Man of Mount Koya”. Known for a characteristic brand of Romanticism preferring tales of the supernatural heavily influenced by works of the earlier Edo period in Japanese arts and letters. Works translated into English include "The Holy Man of Mount Koya", “A Song by Lantern-light” , and "A Tale of Three Who Were Blind" , though a majority have yet to be translated. His plays are particularly popular in Japan, and his Demon Pond is still performed." Read on

- Listen to three of his tales