The residence of ”Junichirou Tanizaki” who was the famouse novelist,nominated to Novel Prize for literature




manuscript of Sasame yuki
Last week the Novel Prize for literature was announcement.Now the most famous Japanese novelist is “Haruki Murakami“. In Japan about 100 years ago the famous another novelist was in Japan who was nominated to the Novel Prize for literature more than 5 times as long as we knew.His name is “Junichirou Tanizaki“.His masterpiece is the novel ”Sasame yuki(細雪)”.

sekison-tei

 One of his old houses is near “Simogamo-jinja-shrine“ ,the oldest shrine in Japan,in Kyoto city.This old resident is called “Sekison-tei” which has been possessed by Japanese electric company.Its plate in front of the gate was written by old novelist ”Saneatsu Mushanokoji“. The area of site is 2000 superficial.


Nishiki.-goi
 Its garden was written in his novel "Yume-no-ukihashi(夢の浮橋)". This book’s illustration was printed by the famous woodblock-print artist “Shikou Munakata“.In pond many Nishiki-goi “coloured carp“ are swimming now.This house is used as the guest house of the electric company.

study room

In its garden there are study room and Japanese tea ceremony room. His study room was reserved the time when he used.

the gate of study room
 On the gate pole in front of the study room the famous novelist "Kafu Nagai" sculptured the Kanji calligraphy.
 And 4 chairs in study room the another famous novelist "Shiga Naoya" sat on and talked with Tanizaki.


4 chairs in study room
 This was "Washi, Japanese traditional paper. "Junichiro Tanizaki" sed this paper when he wrote his script.
Washi




 At the end of this month I will meet the professor of French national institute for my discovery related to him.It may be informed to the world as new discovery.

the resident of Tanizaki

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