← Higuchi IchiyoGrowing Upby Higuchi IchiyoShort story of a young girl caught between childhood and adulthood in Meiji JapanFind on Amazon↗About the authorHiguchi IchiyoFirst major female novelist of modern Japan, who wrote in classical style about the struggles of poor women in Tokyo. Dying at 24, she left a small but enduring body of work; her face appears on the Japanese 5000-yen note.More by Higuchi IchiyoTroubled Waters→Child's PlayNovella exploring childhood games and social class in a Tokyo tenement→Separate WaysStory of two women navigating different life paths in urban Japan→