宮尾登美子文学記念館

The Miyao Tomiko Literary Museum in Date displays manuscripts, photographs, and personal objects from this major Japanese author's life and career. The exhibition spaces present materials from different periods of her work and show how she developed as a writer.

The museum was founded in 2005 and preserves the legacy of an author who wrote stories about Japanese life for decades. She published her works over more than 50 years and received major literary awards for her contributions to Japanese literature.

This museum honors an author whose stories focused on the lives of ordinary Japanese people and their struggles. You can see how her works gained recognition in Japan's literary world and continue to be read by new generations of readers.

The museum is located in central Date and is easy to reach from the town. Plan to spend enough time here to explore the exhibitions thoroughly and understand the different periods of the author's literary work.

The collection documents a difficult period in the author's life when she faced years of financial hardship. Despite these challenges, she continued writing and supporting her family at the same time.