Writers
Content under development. Souseki was featured on the Y1,000 banknote from 1984-2004. Higuchi Ichiyou has been featured on the Y5,000 bank note from 2004.
- Natsume Souseki 1867-1916
- Higuchi Ichiyou 1872-1896
- Mori Oogai 1862-1922
Poets
Content under development.
- Ubouchi Syouyou 1859-1935
- Masaoka Shiki 1867-1902
- Terada Torahiko 1878-1935
Artists
Content under development.
- Ichikawa Danjyuurou IX
- Actor of the foremost guild of the Kabuki theatre.
- Kanou Hougai 1828-1888
- Hishida Syunsou 1874-1911
- Painter following the Western Style. His 1910 picture of a Black Cat was featured in Modern Art series of 1979-80.
