In 1924, Kenji Miyazawa (Japanese author of children's literature in the early Shōwa period of Japan) created Yukibango, a cat girl, in his first collection of children's stories Chūmon no Ōi Ryōriten (注文の多い料理店, The Restaurant of Many Orders).
The name Clammbon is taken from a fictional character in a short story by Kenji Miyazawa.
Matsumoto was inspired to create Galaxy Express 999 by the idea of a steam train running through the stars in the novel Night on the Galactic Railroad by Kenji Miyazawa.
The movie is based on the 1932 fantasy novel by the same name by Kenji Miyazawa.
Inspired by the stories of Kenji Miyazawa, the story covers nine chapters and surreal environments.
Kagaya released a DVD on February 23, 2007, called Fantasy Railroad in the Stars (銀河鉄道の夜), with Kenji Miyazawa.
In his later years he became friends with the poet Kenji Miyazawa with whom he shared his discoveries.
Furusato claims he got the inspiration for the title track from Kenji Miyazawa's Night on the Galactic Railroad; it is about following ones dreams even if they are almost impossible to reach.
Kenji Miyazawa | Kenji Doihara | Kenji Ito | Kiichi Miyazawa | Kenji Sawada | Kenji Yoshino | Kenji Yamaoka | Kenji Ozawa | Kenji Osawa | Kenji Ogiwara | Kenji Nomura | Kenji Kosaka | Kenji Kodama | Kenji Kawakami | Kenji Kamiyama | Kenji Hatanaka | Kenji Haga | Kazufumi Miyazawa |
Gauche the Cellist, a short story by Kenji Miyazawa about the eponymous cellist
Night on the Galactic Railroad, a Japanese novel by Kenji Miyazawa, written around 1927