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Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

Photo taken on July 9, 2024, shows the Botchan-no-ma Room, named after a famous book written by Japanese novelist Natsume Soseki (1867-1916), in the main building of the Dogo Onsen bathhouse in Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. The bathhouse, listed as a property of national cultural significance, fully resumed operations on July 11 after about five and a half years of repairs.

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[Breaking News]Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

MATSUYAMA, Japan, July 11 Kyodo - People wait in line at the entrance of the main building of the Dogo Onsen bathhouse in Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan in the early morning of July 11, 2024, as the bathhouse, listed as a property of national cultural significance, fully resumed operations the same day after about five and a half years of repairs. (Kyodo)

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Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

People wait in line at the entrance of the main building of the Dogo Onsen bathhouse in Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan in the early morning of July 11, 2024, as the bathhouse, listed as a property of national cultural significance, fully resumed operations the same day after about five and a half years of repairs.(Kyodo)

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Novelist Soseki's bust unveiled at London museum

LONDON, England - Ikuo Tsunematsu (L), director of the Soseki Museum in London, and Hana Taharasako, creator of a bust of renowned Japanese novelist Soseki Natsume, talk in front of the sculpture at the museum on Aug. 18, 2010. This year marks the 110th anniversary of Soseki's arrival in London to study English, and the museum is located across the street from where he lived.

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Novelist Soseki's bust unveiled at London museum

LONDON, England - Hana Taharasako, creator of a bust of renowned Japanese novelist Soseki Natsume, poses with her sculpture at the Soseki Museum in London on Aug. 18, 2010. This year marks the 110th anniversary of Soseki's arrival in London to study English, and the museum is located across the street from where he lived.

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Soseki Museum in London to close in 2017

TOKYO, April 4 Kyodo - Undated photo shows Japanese novelist Soseki Natsume (1867-1916), who spent two years in London. The Soseki Museum in the British capital plans to close in September 2017 due to financial difficulties amid declining visitor numbers, its operator told Kyodo News on April 4, 2016.

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Letter from famed novelist to 'haiku' master found

TOKYO, Japan - Part of a letter addressed to prominent "haiku" writer Shiki Masaoka (1867-1902) from renowned novelist Soseki Natsume (1867-1916) is shown on Aug. 22, 2014. The letter, which contained Natsume's unpublished haiku or 17-syllable poems, indicates a firm friendship between the two.

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Novelist Natsume's letter for author aspirant found

TOKYO, Japan - A letter written by renowned Japanese novelist Soseki Natsume for a woman who failed to win a prize novel competition is shown on Aug. 7, 2014, in which Natsume consoled her by writing that winning a prize is not important.

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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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Shiki Masaoka's letter shown to press

TOKYO, Japan - A letter written by haiku great Shiki Masaoka (1867-1902) to his uncle is shown to the press on July 3, 2014, a day before a two-day preview for an auction in Tokyo. The letter mentions Masaoka's friend Kinnosuke Natsume (author Soseki Natsume, 1867-1916).

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Uzbek translates novel to keep friends with Japan

TSUKUBA, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 13, 2013 shows Aminova Nodira, an Uzbek who studied in Japan, holding a monthly Uzbek magazine carrying her translation of "Kokoro," a Japanese novel by Meiji era novelist Natsume Soseki, at the University of Tsukuba campus in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture.

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Granddaughter raising funds for Natsume Soseki memorial

TOKYO, Japan - Mariko Hando, a granddaughter of Meiji Era novelist Natsume Soseki, is interviewed by Kyodo News on July 31, 2013 in Tokyo. She is backing a donation drive to build a memorial dedicated to the author, whose major works include "I Am a Cat" and "Botchan."

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National Diet Library working on digitization of books

TOKYO, Japan - Digitized pages of prominent Meiji era (1868-1912) novelist Soseki Natsume's ''Wagahai-wa Neko-de-ru (I Am A Cat)'' displayed on a screen at The National Diet Library neighboring the National Diet building in Tokyo.

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Plaque honoring novelist Soseki unveiled in London

LONDON, England - Japanese novelist Soseki Natsume was posthumously honored March 22 with the unveiling of a historic ''blue plaque'' marking the house in Clapham, in southern London, where he lived as an exchange student between 1900 and 1902.

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Novelist Soseki Natsume listed in 1901 British census

LONDON, England - The name of noted Japanese novelist and English literature scholar Soseki Natsume (1867-1916) has been found in a 1901 census by the Public Record Office of Britain that was officially released Jan. 2. Ikuo Tsunematsu, who runs the Soseki Museum in London, said Jan. 4 he found ''K Natsume'' and the age ''34'' in a microfilm released by the office. The writer's real name was Kinnosuke Natsume, and he was popularly known as Soseki.

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Unpublished Hearn biography found in London

LONDON, England - This manuscript of an unpublished critical biography of Lafcadio Hearn, who was influential in shaping Western views of Japan through his books, has been found in a secondhand book market in London. The handwritten manuscript, penned in the 1950s by Cesar dos Santos (1907-1974), a Portuguese journalist, was purchased by Sammy Tsunematsu, curator of the Soseki Museum in London.

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Novelist Soseki Natsume listed in 1901 British census

LONDON, England - The name of noted Japanese novelist and English literature scholar Soseki Natsume (1867-1916) has been found in a 1901 census by the Public Record Office of Britain that was officially released Jan. 2. Ikuo Tsunematsu, who runs the Soseki Museum in London, said Jan. 4 he found ''K Natsume'' and the age ''34'' in a microfilm released by the office. The writer's real name was Kinnosuke Natsume, and he was popularly known as Soseki.

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Plaque honoring novelist Soseki unveiled in London

LONDON, England - Japanese novelist Soseki Natsume was posthumously honored March 22 with the unveiling of a historic ''blue plaque'' marking the house in Clapham, in southern London, where he lived as an exchange student between 1900 and 1902.

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Soseki Museum in London to close next year

Photo taken March 31, 2016, shows Ikuo Tsunematsu, director of the Soseki Museum in London, speaking at the museum dedicated to Japanese novelist Soseki Natsume (1867-1916), who spent two years in the British capital. The museum plans to close in September 2017 due to financial difficulties amid declining visitor numbers, its operator told Kyodo News on April 4, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Goromaru's statue installed in Tokyo's business district

Photo shows the Brave Blossoms' superstar fullback Ayumu Goromaru and his statue installed in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district on Nov. 30, 2015. The statue, together with another 10 statues including those of feudal warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu and novelist Soseki Natsume, will be placed around Tokyo Station through Dec. 27. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Natsume Soseki museum to open in Tokyo

Photo taken Sept. 21, 2017, in Tokyo shows the study room of novelist Natsume Soseki (1867-1916), recreated in a memorial museum to open on Sept. 24. The museum was built at the site of his former residence in Shinjuku Ward in the capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Natsume Soseki museum to open in Tokyo

Photo taken Sept. 21, 2017, in Tokyo shows the study room of novelist Natsume Soseki (1867-1916), recreated in a memorial museum to open on Sept. 24. The museum was built at the site of his former residence in Shinjuku Ward in the capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soseki's letter sent to haiku poet Seigetsu Murakami discovered

A newly discovered letter written by Japanese novelist Soseki Natsume (1867-1916), postmarked Feb. 17, 1897, to his friend Hantaro Murakami, known as haiku poet Seigetsu Murakami, is shown on Nov. 19, 2015. The letter addressed to Murakami in Matsuyama, western Japan, reveals young Soseki's loneliness as a high school teacher in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, and contains his 26 haiku of which two are not believed to have been included in his haiku anthology. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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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Dogashima Spa

The scene in Dogashima hot springs in the mid-Meiji era. In upper left is the Godan Hotel, which was named for its five-stories. It was destroyed in the Great Kanto Earthquake, and was not restored afterwards. The lower left is the Yamatoya, and to the right is the cottage said to have been a place where the 14th century Zen priest Muso Kokushi (or Soseki) stayed. To the centre is the Taiseikan.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number5‐8‐0]

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Novelist Soseki's bust unveiled at London museum

LONDON, England - Hana Taharasako, creator of a bust of renowned Japanese novelist Soseki Natsume, poses with her sculpture at the Soseki Museum in London on Aug. 18, 2010. This year marks the 110th anniversary of Soseki's arrival in London to study English, and the museum is located across the street from where he lived. (Kyodo)

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Novelist Soseki's bust unveiled at London museum

LONDON, England - Ikuo Tsunematsu (L), director of the Soseki Museum in London, and Hana Taharasako, creator of a bust of renowned Japanese novelist Soseki Natsume, talk in front of the sculpture at the museum on Aug. 18, 2010. This year marks the 110th anniversary of Soseki's arrival in London to study English, and the museum is located across the street from where he lived. (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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Natsume Soseki museum to open in Tokyo

Photo taken Sept. 21, 2017, shows Natsume Soseki Memorial Museum, which is to open in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Sept. 24. The museum displaying documents of the Japanese literary great (1867-1916) was built at the site of his former residence. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Robot of novelist Soseki Natsume unveiled

Fusanosuke Natsume (L), a grandson of Japan's literary giant Soseki Natsume, and Hiroshi Ishiguro (R), a robotics researcher at Osaka University, pose with a humanoid robot designed to look like Soseki at Nishogakusha University in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2016. The university created the representation of Soseki, who lived from 1867 to 1916 and is famous for such novels as "Kokoro" and "I Am a Cat," in cooperation with Ishiguro to mark the centennial of the author's death. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Humanoid robot of novelist Soseki Natsume unveiled

Fusanosuke Natsume (L), a grandson of Japan's literary giant Soseki Natsume, and Hiroshi Ishiguro (R), a robotics researcher at Osaka University, pose with a humanoid robot designed to look like Soseki at Nishogakusha University in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2016. The university created the representation of Soseki, who lived from 1867 to 1916 and is famous for such novels as "Kokoro" and "I Am a Cat," in cooperation with Ishiguro to mark the centennial of the author's death. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Humanoid robot of novelist Soseki Natsume unveiled

A humanoid robot designed to look like Japan's literary giant Soseki Natsume, who lived from 1867 to 1916 and is famous for such novels as "Kokoro" and "I Am a Cat," is unveiled to the media at Nishogakusha University in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2016. The robot was created by the university in cooperation with Hiroshi Ishiguro, a robotics researcher at Osaka University, to mark the centennial of the author's death. The robot can recite Soseki's works and give lectures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Humanoid robot of novelist Soseki Natsume unveiled

A humanoid robot designed to look like Japan's literary giant Soseki Natsume, who lived from 1867 to 1916 and is famous for such novels as "Kokoro" and "I Am a Cat," is unveiled to the media at Nishogakusha University in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2016. The robot was created by the university in cooperation with Hiroshi Ishiguro, a robotics researcher at Osaka University, to mark the centennial of the author's death. The robot can recite Soseki's works and give lectures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Year-end cleaning at historic public bathhouse in western Japan

Volunteers are involved in the "susuharai" end-of-year clean up ritual at the public bathhouse Dogo Onsen main hall, a nationally designated important cultural property, in the western Japan city of Matsuyama on Dec. 6, 2016. The hot spring forms the setting of popular Japanese novel "Botchan" by Natsume Soseki. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Year-end cleaning at historic public bathhouse in western Japan

Volunteers are involved in the "susuharai" end-of-year clean up ritual at the public bathhouse Dogo Onsen main hall, a nationally designated important cultural property, in the western Japan city of Matsuyama on Dec. 6, 2016. The hot spring forms the setting of popular Japanese novel "Botchan" by Natsume Soseki. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soseki Museum in London ends 32-year history

People visit the Soseki Museum in London on Sept. 28, 2016. The museum dedicated to Japanese novelist Soseki Natsume (1867-1916) closed the same day after 32 years due to financial difficulties amid declining visitor numbers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Centenary of Soseki's London sojourn celebrated

LONDON, Britain - John Whitehead (C), joint chairman of the Japan Society and a former British ambassador to Japan, speaks Sept. 20 at a gathering marking the centenary of the arrival in Britain of the famous Japanese novelist Soseki Natsume (1867-1916) at a small ''Soseki Museum'' located near his former home in Clapham, south London.

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Unpublished Hearn biography found in London

LONDON, England - This manuscript of an unpublished critical biography of Lafcadio Hearn, who was influential in shaping Western views of Japan through his books, has been found in a secondhand book market in London. The handwritten manuscript, penned in the 1950s by Cesar dos Santos (1907-1974), a Portuguese journalist, was purchased by Sammy Tsunematsu, curator of the Soseki Museum in London.