He wrote a novel about Yoko and Komako, geishas visited by the protagonist Shimamura.
In one of this man's novels, the protagonist takes pictures at the title character's funeral and notes a single long eyebrow which was for good luck. That novel follows Otake beating Honinbo Shusai after the title game was postponed for six months. Shingo Ogata is awakened by the title entity in another work by this author of The Master of Go. He wrote a novel about Yoko and Komako, geishas visited by the protagonist Shimamura. For 10 points, name this Japanese Nobel laureate author of The Sound of the Mountain and Snow Country.
In one of this man's novels, the protagonist takes pictures at the title character's funeral and notes a single long eyebrow which was for good luck.
Yasunari {Kawabata} [accept in either order]