Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Modern Japanese Literature, Literature museum in Meguro-ku, Japan
Description
The Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Modern Japanese Literature is a literature museum in Meguro-ku that houses hundreds of thousands of books, manuscripts, and personal items from Japanese authors. The building itself serves as a setting for literary exploration and displays an extensive collection of original documents from modern Japanese literary history.
History
The museum preserves the literary legacy of over 150 modern Japanese writers through an extensive collection of original documents from the Meiji period onwards. This commitment to preservation shows how central modern Japanese authors are to the nation's cultural memory.
Culture
The collections display handwritten works and personal objects from well-known Japanese writers like Natsume Soseki and Yasunari Kawabata. Visitors can trace the authors through their own manuscripts and notes on display.
Practical
The museum is located near Komaba-todaimae Station and is open Tuesday through Saturday from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Plan to spend enough time browsing the collections, and note that it closes on Sundays and Mondays.
Did you know?
The museum also incorporates the adjacent Maeda Residence, a historical house with traditional Japanese architecture. This combination allows visitors to experience literary creation within the setting of an authentic historical space.
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