Teru Miyamoto

is a Japanese author.

Biography Miyamoto was born in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, where his father worked in the automotive parts industry. Following a series of business failures by his father, the family relocated frequently across Osaka Prefecture, including a one-year residency in Toyama Prefecture, before permanently settling in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture in 1957.

In his mid-twenties, Miyamoto worked as a copywriter for an advertising agency. During this period, he developed a panic disorder that severely impacted his ability to commute by train, leading him to leave the company to pursue a career as a novelist.

He made his literary debut in 1977 with the novel Doro no kawa (Muddy River, 泥の河), which won the Dazai Osamu Prize. The following year, his second novel, Hotaru gawa (River of Dragonflies, 螢川), was awarded the Akutagawa Prize.