literature museum In Hokkaido
| 1．Yasushi Inoue Memorial Hall | ||||||
| The Yasushi Inoue Memorial Hall (井上靖記念館, Inoue Yasushi Kinenkan) opened in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1993. Dedicated to author Yasushi Inoue, born in Asahikawa in 1907, the museum displays some five hundred items from its collection of a thousand objects, mostly books. In 2012 the study and reception room from the author's former residence in Setagaya were transferred to the museum.[1][2] | ||||||
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| 2．Hakodate City Museum of Literature | ||||||
| The Hakodate City Museum of Literature (函館市文学館, Hakudate-shi Bungaku-kan) opened in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1993. It exhibits materials relating to Ishikawa Takuboku and other contributors to the Hakodate literary scene.[1][2] The building in which the museum is housed was constructed in 1921 as the Hakodate Branch of the Dai-ichi Bank. After the bank moved premises in 1964, the building was taken over by the JACCS company (ja), which donated it to the city in November 1989, to be used for the promotion of culture.[1][2] | ||||||
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literature museum In Aomori Prefecture
| 3．Osamu Dazai Memorial Museum | ||||||
| The Osamu Dazai Memorial Museum (太宰治記念館, Dazai Osamu Kinenkan), also commonly referred to as Shayōkan (斜陽館), is a writer's home museum located in the Kanagi area of Goshogawara in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is dedicated to the late author Osamu Dazai, who spent some of his early childhood in Kanagi, and houses antique furniture, ornaments and a collection of Osamu Dazai's works. | ||||||
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literature museum In Yamagata Prefecture
| 4．Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum | ||||||
| The Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum (山寺芭蕉記念館, Yamadera Bashō Kinenkan) was established in 1989 as part of the cultural building boom in Yamagata, Japan celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the founding of the city. About 20 minutes by train (Senzan Line between Yamagata and Sendai) from Yamagata Station, it sits on the south side of the steep river valley facing Yamadera to the north, the historic temple founded in 860,[1] a sightseeing destination.[2] | ||||||
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literature museum In Tokyo
| 5．Setagaya Literary Museum | ||||||
| 35°40′1.4″N 139°36′32.1″E / 35.667056°N 139.608917°E / 35.667056; 139.608917 The Setagaya Literary Museum (世田谷文学館, Setagaya Bungakukan) is an art museum in Minami-Karasuyama, Setagaya, Tokyo. It is owned by Setagaya City and operated by Setagaya Cultural Foundation (Setagaya Bunka Zaidan). The museum was founded in April 1995 as a comprehensive museum of modern literature originated from Setagaya. It also functions as a library, as well as museum and archives. | ||||||
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| 6．Waseda University Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum | ||||||
| 35°42′36″N 139°43′10″E / 35.709973°N 139.719524°E / 35.709973; 139.719524 The Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum of Waseda University is a university museum devoted to the history of drama, with facilities used for cultural performances from all over the world. The museum was named for Tsubouchi Shōyō, a famous writer known for his work with theater and translation of the collected works of Shakespeare into Japanese. It is commonly known as Enpaku in Japanese.[1] | ||||||
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literature museum In Kanagawa Prefecture
| 7．Kamakura Museum of Literature | ||||||
| The Kamakura Museum of Literature (鎌倉文学館, Kamakura Bungakukan) is a small museum in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, that contains material about writers who have lived, died, or were active in the city of Kamakura itself. The museum displays personal effects, manuscripts, first editions, and documents owned by well over a hundred writers of Japanese literature, including Natsume Sōseki and Kawabata Yasunari, as well as film director Yasujirō Ozu. The villa that hosts the museum, its large garden and its rose garden are also of great interest. | ||||||
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literature museum In Ishikawa Prefecture
| 8．Muro Saisei Kinenkan Museum | ||||||
| The Muro Saisei Kinenkan Museum (Japanese: 室生犀星記念館) is a museum in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. The museum is about the Japanese poet Murō Saisei. | ||||||
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literature museum In Kyoto Prefecture
| 9．The Tale of Genji Museum | ||||||
| The Tale of Genji Museum is in Uji, Kyoto, Japan.[1] It displays the world of the early 11th century Japanese classic novel The Tale of Genji with projected images, models, and exhibitions. The culture of the Imperial Court of the Heian period, the aristocrats' costumes, and the furnishings of their residences are shown.[2] | ||||||
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literature museum In Hyogo Prefecture
| 10．Tanizaki Jun'ichirō Memorial Museum of Literature, Ashiya | ||||||
| Tanizaki Jun'ichirō Memorial Museum of Literature, Ashiya (芦屋市谷崎潤一郎記念館, Ashiya-shi Tanizaki Junichirō Kinenkan) opened in Ashiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan in 1988.[1] The museum commemorates the life and works of Tanizaki Jun'ichirō.[2] | ||||||
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| 11．Kobe City Museum of Literature | ||||||
| The Kobe City Museum of Literature (神戸文学館) is dedicated to the literary scene in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan in the Meiji, Taishō, Shōwa, and Heisei periods.[1] The museum opened in 2006 in the former Branch Memorial Chapel of Kwansei Gakuin University, a Meiji period building largely funded by John Kerr Branch, a scion and financier from Richmond, Virginia.[2][3] | ||||||
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literature museum In Shimane Prefecture
| 12．Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum | ||||||
| The Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum (小泉八雲記念館, Koizumi Yakumo Kinenkan) is a writer's house museum established in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan in 1933. The original museum was modeled on the Goethe-Nationalmuseum in Weimar, and its collection was based on 22 manuscripts donated by the Koizumi family through the efforts of his disciples Teizaburo Ochiai and Seiichi Kishi. Another 350 books were donated by the commemorative society. The current facility was renovated into a more traditional Japanese style. The collection now consists of approximately 1,500 items, including Hearn's personal belongings, his books, related books and materials, and items left behind by his wife Setsu. Since 2016, Hearn's great-grandson, Bon Koizumi, has been appointed as director. The museum attracts around 150,000 visitors a year.[1][2][3] | ||||||
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literature museum In Yamaguchi Prefecture
| 13．Nakahara Chūya Memorial Museum | ||||||
| Nakahara Chūya Memorial Museum (中原中也記念館, Nakahara Chūya Kinenkan) is a museum dedicated to the life and works of poet Nakahara Chūya in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Located on the site of his birthplace (other than for a storehouse and chashitsu, the original buildings were destroyed by fire in 1972), the museum opened in 1994.[1][3] The museum was in 1998 selected among the 100 Top Public Buildings [ja] by the then Ministry of Construction.[2][4] | ||||||
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literature museum In Ehime Prefecture
| 14．Shiki Memorial Museum | ||||||
| The Matsuyama City Shiki Memorial Museum (子規記念博物館, Shiki Kinen Hakubutsukan) is a museum devoted mainly to the life and work of Japanese writer Masaoka Shiki, who was born and raised in Matsuyama.[1] Shiki is widely considered to be the most important figure in the modernization of both haiku and tanka poetry. The museum also includes exhibits about the early history of Matsuyama. | ||||||
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literature museum In Kochi Prefecture
| 15．Kōchi Literary Museum | ||||||
| Kōchi Literary Museum (高知県立文学館, Kōchi Kenritsu Bungaku-kan) opened in the grounds of Kōchi Castle, Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan in 1997. It is dedicated to the men of letters and literary life of the area from Tosa Nikki, through locally born Five Mountains master Gidō Shūshin, up until today.[1][2][3] | ||||||
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literature museum In Fukuoka Prefecture
| 16．Matsumoto Seicho Memorial Museum | ||||||
| The Matsumoto Seicho Memorial Museum (松本清張記念館, Matsumoto Seichō Kinenkan) is a literature museum in Kitakyushu, Japan. It is dedicated to Seichō Matsumoto, who spent the first half of his life in Kitakyusyu. The museum is located next to Kokura Castle. | ||||||
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literature museum In Nagasaki Prefecture
| 17．Endo Shusaku Literary Museum | ||||||
| The Endo Shusaku Literary Museum (遠藤周作文学館, Endō Shūsaku Bungaku-kan) is a museum dedicated to the life and work of Japanese novelist Shusaku Endo.[1] It is in the Sotome district in the northwestern part of the city of Nagasaki. Sotome is famed as the home of the hidden Christians and served as the scene for Endo's novel Silence. | ||||||
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