Yao Kitabatake

Kitabatake Yao
Kitabatake Yao in 1948
Native name
北畠 八穂
Born(1903-10-05)5 October 1903
Aomori city, Japan
Died18 March 1982(1982-03-18) (aged 78)
Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
OccupationWriter
Genrenovels, children's literature

Yao Kitabatake (北畠 八穂, Kitabatake Yao, 5 October 1903 – 18 March 1982) was a poet and children's literature writer in Shōwa period Japan.