Ransen Takahata was a Japanese litterateur. Ransen Takahata and his followers belonged to the Ryutei school and were rivals of the Kanagaki school.
Background
Ransen Takahata was born in 1838.
Career
Successively served with the newspapers, Tokyo Nichinichi Shimbun, Yomiuri Shimbun, Daito Nippo, etc. His stories, of Tanehiko style, won temporary popularity.