The following is a list of Japanese writers whose family name begins with the letter M

<div style="text-align: center;">List by Family Name: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - M - N - O - R - S - T - U - W - Y - Z</div>

  • Mafune Yutaka (1902–1977)
  • Maijō Ōtarō (born 1973)
  • Maruya Saiichi (1925–2012)
  • Maruyama Kenji (born 1943)
  • Masaki Gorō (born 1957)
  • Masaoka Shiki (September 17, 1867 – September 19, 1902)
  • Matsuo Bashō (1644–1694): haiku
  • Matsumoto Seicho (December 21, 1909 – August 4, 1992)
  • Matsunaga Enzo (April 26, 1895 – November 20, 1938)
  • Mei Matsuoka (born 1981)
  • Mayumura Taku (October 20, 1934 — November 3, 2019)
  • Michitsuna no Haha (Late 10th century): Kagerō Nikki ("The Gossamer Years")
  • Mieko Kawakami (born 1976)
  • Mikumo Gakuto (born 1970)
  • Minakami Takitaro (December 6, 1887 – March 23, 1940)
  • Minakami Tsutomu (March 8, 1919 – September 8, 2004)
  • Minakata Kumagusu (April 15, 1867 – December 29, 1941)
  • Mishima Sosen (July 30, 1876 – March 7, 1934)
  • Mishima Yukio (1925–1970)
  • Mita Munesuke (1937–2022)
  • Mitsuse Ryu (March 18, 1928 – July 7, 1999)
  • Miyabe Miyuki (born December 23, 1960)
  • Miyamoto Teru (born 1947)
  • Miyamoto Yuriko (February 13, 1899 – January 21, 1951)
  • Miyazawa Kenji (August 27, 1896 – September 21, 1933)
  • Miyoshi Tatsuji (August 23, 1900 – April 5, 1964)
  • Mizumura Minae (born 1951)
  • Mori Hiroshi (born December 7, 1957)
  • Mori Ōgai (February 17, 1862 – July 9, 1922)
  • Morimura Seiichi (January 2, 1933 – July 24, 2023)
  • Morioka Hiroyuki (born March 2, 1962)
  • Morita Sohei (March 19, 1881 – December 14, 1949)
  • Morita Tama (December 19, 1894 – October 31, 1970)
  • Motoori Norinaga (June 21, 1730 – November 5, 1801)
  • Mukai Kyorai (1651–1704): haiku
  • Mukoda Kuniko (November 28, 1929 – August 22, 1981)
  • Murakami Haruki (born January 12, 1949)
  • Murakami Ryu (born February 19, 1952)
  • Muramatsu Shofu (September 21, 1889 – February 13, 1961)
  • Murasaki Shikibu (c. 973 – c. 1025): The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari)
  • Murayama Kaita (September 15, 1896 – February 20, 1919)
  • Murayama Tomoyoshi (January 18, 1901 – March 22, 1977)
  • Mushanokoji Saneatsu (May 12, 1885 – April 9, 1976)