Toyohachi Fujita (, October 19, 1869 â July 15, 1929) was a Japanese writer and professor in East Asian History. He was from Tokushima Prefecture. His (Chinese) pen name was Jianfeng / Kenfou (Ã¥ÂÂå³°). He founded a school in Jiangsu, China. He was a teacher at Beijing University (the Imperial University, 京師大å¸å Â), author of Secondary Education East Asian historyãÂÂä¸ÂçÂÂæÂÂè²æ±æ´Âå²ãÂÂand Research on the History of East-West InteractionsãÂÂæ±西交æ¶Âå²ä¹Âç Â究ï¼Âæ±西交æ¸Âå²ã®ç Â究ï¼ÂãÂÂ. He collected over 1700 Chinese books. After he died, those were sent to the Tà Âyà  Bunko (æ±æ´ÂæÂÂ庫) and put into a section called Fujita's library (è¤ç°æÂÂ庫).
In 1869, Fujita was born in Awa Province (Tokushima). In 1895 he graduated from the University of Tokyo Liberal arts school with a degree in Chinese language studies. After that he taught the history of Chinese literature at Waseda University, Toyo University, and other schools.
In 1896, he cofounded the Dongya Xueyuan (æ±äºÂå¸é¢, East Asia College) with Oyanagi Shigeta and others. Fujita also founded the journal "Jiangsu Wenxue"ãÂÂæ±Âæ¹ÂæÂÂå¸ãÂÂ(Jiangsu Literature). In 1897 he visited Shanghai. In 1898 he helped create the Dongwen Xueshe (æ±æÂÂå¸社, East Asian literature society) with Luo Zhenyu. In 1904, Cen Chunxuan, the (å²ÂæÂ¥ç Â) governor of Guangxi and Guangdong, asked Fujita to help with education. In 1905, he helped create Suzhou High School (æ±ÂèÂÂå¸ÂèÂÂå¦å Â). He invited more than 10 teachers from Japan. The Qing dynasty then awarded him a medal. In 1909, Fujita became a professor at the prestigious Beijing University.
In 1912, Fujita returned to Japan. He lived in Tokyo and researched the history of eastâÂÂwest interactions. In 1920 he earned a PhD in literature. In 1923 he was a professor at Waseda University. He taught the history of eastâÂÂwest sea transportation and the history of the Western Regions of China, or Xiyu, modern day Xinjiang. In 1925 he became professor at the Imperial Tokyo University and first lecturer on East Asian history. In 1928 he became a professor and Minister of Culture and Politics at Taihoku Imperial University (èºåÂÂå¸ÂÃ¥ÂÂ大å¸). In May 1929 he returned to Tokyo to give a lecture on the history of Xiyu again. But in July he died of kidney failure.