Shigeru Tonomura (外村繁, December 23, 1902 - July 28, 1961) was a noted Japanese author of I novels. Tonomura was born in Shiga Prefecture and raised by devout parents who believed in Pure Land Buddhism. After graduation from the University of Tokyo with a degree in economics, he took over the family business as a wholesale cotton merchant. His house in Gokashokondo-cho, Higashiomi, Shiga, is now a museum that reflects Ōmi Province merchant life. In 1933 Tonomura began to write seriously. He received the 1956 Noma Literary Prize for Ikada and the 1960 Yomiuri Prize for Miotsukushi.