Asaji Kobayashi (, 10 January 1898 – 5 August 1939) was a Japanese ophthalmologist and painter. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. His most famous work was a print series called Shin Nihon Hyakkei ("One Hundred Views of New Japan").
Personal life He originally trained as a physician at Kanazawa Medical College, graduating in 1921 and becoming an ophthalmologist.
He died in 1939 at the age of 41, of suicide.
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