Born into a sake-brewing family in Honjō village, Okayama (Setouchi).
He left home for Tokyo and studied at Waseda Jitsugyō school.
A small illustration he sent to a magazine was selected, setting him on the path of art.
His published album of pictures was a great hit; his large-eyed women became known as "Yumeji beauties".
He opened a shop in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, selling small goods of his own design.
Yoimachigusa, a song set to his poem, became a hit.
He travelled in America and Europe.
He died of tuberculosis at Fujimi in Nagano.
Noguchi UjōSuzuki MiekichiSaitō MokichiShiga NaoyaKitahara HakushūMushanokōji SaneatsuOsugi SakaeHiratsuka Raichō
People of the Taishō period ・ People by period
Based on facts found in textbooks and biographies. Uncertain points are marked as such.