Shin Hanga artist Kiyoshi Kobayakawa was born in Hakuaka, Fukuoaka province on Kyushu.  A student of Kiyokata Kaburagi, he is best know for his prints of beautiful women. His prints were either self-published or created in cooperation with the publishers Hasegawa, Watanabe or Ensedo. Kiyoshi Kobayakawa took part in the second exhibition of shin hanga prints in Toledo, Ohio of 1936.