Mori-Ôgai-Gedenkstätte

The Mori-Ôgai-Gedenkstätte is a biographical museum in Berlin-Mitte dedicated to a Japanese writer and physician who lived in the city during the late 1800s. Inside, visitors find personal letters, manuscripts, and photographs that document his life and intellectual work.

The museum occupies the exact site where this Japanese scholar lived and studied during a formative period from 1887 to 1888. The space preserves the memory of an important phase of academic and intellectual exchange between Japan and Germany.

The exhibition reveals how a Japanese writer engaged with European thinking and built connections between two distant cultures. His works and ideas show this cultural bridge in tangible ways that visitors can trace through the displayed materials.

The museum opens Tuesday through Friday from noon to 4 p.m., with extended hours until 6 p.m. on Thursdays. Admission is free, making it easy to visit alongside other museums in the neighborhood without advance planning.

The museum maintains a complete collection of original writings in Japanese alongside their German translations, made accessible through a digital portal. This digital resource allows visitors to engage not just with physical exhibits but also to explore the texts themselves in greater depth.

Location: Berlin-Mitte

Website: https://iaaw.hu-berlin.de/de/region/ostasien/seminar/mori

GPS coordinates: 52.52192,13.38000

Latest update: December 14, 2025 11:05