List of Japanese writers: M

The following is a list of Japanese writers whose family name begins with the letter M

• Mafune Yutaka (1902–1977)
• Maijō Ōtarō (born 1973)
• Maruya Saiichi (1925–2012)
• Maruyama Kenji (born 1943)
• Masaki Gorō (born 1957)
• Masaoka Shiki (September 17, 1867 – September 19, 1902)
• Matsuo Bashō (1644–1694): haiku
• Matsumoto Seicho (December 21, 1909 – August 4, 1992)
• Matsunaga Enzo (April 26, 1895 – November 20, 1938)
• Mei Matsuoka (born 1981)
• Mayumura Taku (born October 20, 1934)
• Michitsuna no Haha (Late 10th century): Kagerō Nikki ("The Gossamer Years")
• Mieko Kawakami (born 1976)
• Mikumo Gakuto (born 1970)
• Minakami Takitaro (December 6, 1887 – March 23, 1940)
• Minakami Tsutomu (March 8, 1919 – September 8, 2004)
• Minakata Kumagusu (April 15, 1867 – December 29, 1941)
• Mishima Sosen (July 30, 1876 – March 7, 1934)
• Mishima Yukio (1925–1970)
• Mita Munesuke (born 1937)
• Mitsuse Ryu (March 18, 1928 – July 7, 1999)
• Miyabe Miyuki (born December 23, 1960)
• Miyamoto Teru (born 1947)
• Miyamoto Yuriko (February 13, 1899 – January 21, 1951)
• Miyazawa Kenji (August 27, 1896 – September 21, 1933)
• Miyoshi Tatsuji (August 23, 1900 – April 5, 1964)
• Mizumura Minae (born 1951)
• Mori Hiroshi (born December 7, 1957)
• Mori Ōgai (February 17, 1862 – July 9, 1922)
• Morimura Seiichi (January 2, 1933 – July 24, 2023)
• Morioka Hiroyuki (born March 2, 1962)
• Morita Sohei (March 19, 1881 – December 14, 1949)
• Morita Tama (December 19, 1894 – October 31, 1970)
• Motoori Norinaga (June 21, 1730 – November 5, 1801)
• Mukai Kyorai (1651–1704): haiku
• Mukoda Kuniko (November 28, 1929 – August 22, 1981)
• Murakami Haruki (born January 12, 1949)
• Murakami Ryu (born February 19, 1952)
• Muramatsu Shofu (September 21, 1889 – February 13, 1961)
• Murasaki Shikibu (c. 973 – c. 1025): The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari)
• Murayama Kaita (September 15, 1896 – February 20, 1919)
• Murayama Tomoyoshi (January 18, 1901 – March 22, 1977)
• Mushanokoji Saneatsu (May 12, 1885 – April 9, 1976)