Background
Soma Gyofu was born on July 10, 1883 in Niigata, Japan.
Soma Gyofu was born on July 10, 1883 in Niigata, Japan.
After graduation from the university Soma became a member of the Myojo, a waka magazine. He later started the Waseda Shisha publishing house and wrote poems in colloquial Japanese. He retired to his native place in Niigata Prefecture, where he continued to write essays and poems.