Writer investigates mystery behind Mori Ogai's German girlfriend

Writer investigates mystery behind Mori Ogai's German girlfriend

BERLIN, Germany - Photo taken Sept. 25, 2013 in Berlin shows Ichika Rokuso, who wrote books investigating the long-standing mystery behind the German girlfriend of Japanese novelist Mori Ogai (1862-1922). Rokuso, who has lived in Berlin for 25 years, compiled into two books her findings in Germany about Ogai's girlfriend Elise, who is believed to be a model for the protagonist of his tragic novel "Maihime" (The Dancing Girl).

Fall from roller coaster

Fall from roller coaster

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers examine the roller coaster ''Spinning Coaster Maihime'' at Tokyo Dome City Attractions in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2011, after a man died following a fall from the roller coaster.

Fall from roller coaster

Fall from roller coaster

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers examine the roller coaster ''Spinning Coaster Maihime'' at Tokyo Dome City Attractions in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2011, after a man died following a fall from the roller coaster.

Fall from roller coaster

Fall from roller coaster

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers examine the roller coaster ''Spinning Coaster Maihime'' at Tokyo Dome City Attractions in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2011, after a man died following a fall from the roller coaster. (Kyodo)

Fall from roller coaster

Fall from roller coaster

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers examine the roller coaster ''Spinning Coaster Maihime'' at Tokyo Dome City Attractions in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2011, after a man died following a fall from the roller coaster. (Kyodo)

New coronavirus

New coronavirus

Undated file photo shows Japanese Meiji- and Taisho-era novelist Mori Ogai (1862-1922). Suigetsu Hotel Ogaiso in Tokyo, known as a home of the novelist where he wrote his tragic novel "Maihime" (The Dancing Girl), will be closed at the end of May 2020 as its profits deteriorated following the coronavirus outbreak, ending its 42-year history. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New coronavirus

New coronavirus

Photo taken at Suigetsu Hotel Ogaiso in Tokyo on April 1, 2020, shows its owner and landlady Misako Nakamura standing in the hotel's room where Meiji- and Taisho-era Japanese novelist Mori Ogai wrote his tragic novel "Maihime" (The Dancing Girl). The Japanese-style hotel, known as a home of the novelist, will be closed at the end of May as its profits deteriorated following the coronavirus outbreak, ending its 42-year history. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo