河童忌（kappa ki)

Do you like Japanese literature? Do you know any Japanese writers?
July 24 is Kappa ki (河童忌), the death anniversary of Akutagawa Ryunosuke (芥川龍之介：1892-1927) who is one of the most famous short story writers of Taisho era (大正時代) in Japan.
He was named Ryunosuke (龍之介, literally Dragon son) because allegedly he was born in the Year of Dragon, in the Month of Dragon, on the Day of Dragon, at the Hour of Dragon.
He wrote about 150 short stories, and there is a book titled "Kappa (河童)" in his later works. Therefore his death anniversary is called Kappa ki (河童忌).
He committed suicide by overdosing the medicine at the age of 35. The reason was "vague uneasiness" according to his suicide note.
In 1935, his life long friend Kikuchi Kan (菊池寛) established the Japan's most prestigious literally award, the Akutagawa Prize (芥川賞：akutagawa sho) in his honor. The prize is awarded to the promising new writers semi-annually.