Background
Sato Kokoru was born on 1874 Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
Sato Kokoru was born on 1874 Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
He was a disciple of Katsunan Riku.
He became a newspaper reporter (1894) in Tokyo and studied haiku under Shiki Masaoka. After attaining fame as a haiku composer, he wrote novels and plays which were well received by the masses.