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Works of literary giant Ogai Mori's son to be exhibited

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsutaro Mori (R), a son of the late essayist Rui Mori, hands a list of some 6,000 works Rui wrote on the life of his father Ogai Mori, a literary great in the late 19th to early 20th centuries, to Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward Mayor Hironobu Narisawa on Dec. 22, 2014, ahead of their exhibition in March 2015 in the ward.

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140-year-old bookstore to be reopened in Kumamoto

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Retro-looking Nagasaki Jiro Bookstore in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, shown in this photo taken on July 16, 2014, will be reopened on July 31 for the first time in 15 months. Renowned Meiji era (1868-19120) Japanese novelists Mori Ogai and Natsume Soseki used to visit the store, which first opened in 1874.

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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).

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Apparent draft letter about Ogai

HAMAMATSU, Japan - A Sept. 13, 2012, photo taken in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, shows a manuscript believed to be a draft letter describing the circumstances leading up to the divorce of Japanese novelist Mori Ogai (1862-1922) from his first wife Akamatsu Toshiko. The Iwata education board announced the finding of the letter that day.

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Miyajima Island,Aki

Iwaso Inn, located at the entrance of Momijidani Park at Miyajima, opened in 1854. Among the many celebrities who stayed here were Imperial family members, Ito Hirobumi, Natsume Soseki, Mori Ogai, and Helen Keller. A modern fountain was installed when the main inn building was constructed in 1892. The stone arrangement and fountain still exist today.==Date:unknown, Place:Miyajima, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number92‐21‐0]

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Japan's crown prince thanks German president for quake assistance

BERLIN, Germany - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (R) visits a museum dedicated to renowned Japanese novelist Mori Ogai in Berlin on June 22, 2011. (Pool photo by Kyodo)(Kyodo)

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140-year-old bookstore to be reopened in Kumamoto

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Retro-looking Nagasaki Jiro Bookstore in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, shown in this photo taken on July 16, 2014, will be reopened on July 31 for the first time in 15 months. Renowned Meiji era (1868-19120) Japanese novelists Mori Ogai and Natsume Soseki used to visit the store, which first opened in 1874. (Kyodo)

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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

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New coronavirus

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

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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

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Letter of Mori Ogai to be put on public display

Photo taken Jan. 4, 2017, shows a letter written by Japanese literary legend Mori Ogai (1862-1922) to another writer dated Feb. 27, 1891. The letter will be put on public display at Mori Ogai Memorial Museum in Tokyo from Feb. 2. Mori, who served as a medical officer, returned home from Germany in 1888 after studying there for four years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Letter of Mori Ogai to be put on public display

Photo taken Jan. 4, 2017, shows a letter written by Japanese literary legend Mori Ogai (1862-1922) to another writer dated Feb. 27, 1891. The letter will be put on public display at Mori Ogai Memorial Museum in Tokyo from Feb. 2. Mori, who served as a medical officer, returned home from Germany in 1888 after studying there for four years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo