Jirō Nitta
| Jirō Nitta 新田 次郎 |
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| Born | Hiroto Fujiwara 藤原 寛人 June 6, 1912 Suwa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | February 15, 1980 (aged 67) Musashino, Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Notable awards |
Naoki Prize Medal with Purple Ribbon Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class |
| Children | Masahiko Fujiwara (son) |
| Relatives | Sakuhei Fujiwhara (uncle) |
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Jirō Nitta (新田 次郎 Nitta Jirō?, June 6, 1912 – February 15, 1980) is the pen name of popular Japanese historical novelist Hiroto Fujiwara (藤原 寛人 Fujiwara Hiroto?). He was born in an area that is now part of the city of Suwa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
His uncle was the famed meteorologist Sakuhei Fujiwhara and his son is mathematician Masahiko Fujiwara. After retiring from the Japan Meteorological Agency, he began writing professionally. Originally a meteorologist, he wrote mainly on themes connected with mountains.
At least three of his documentary novels have been translated into English. Death March on Mount Hakkōda (八甲田山死の彷徨 Hakkōdasan shi no hōkō?) is based on an incident in 1902 in the Hakkōda Mountains. Alaskan Tale (アラスカ物語 Arasuka monogatari?) is about the adventures of Frank Yasuda.
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