\ Book Recommendation / #5 Ogai Mori “The Boat on the River Takase” 森鴎外『高瀬舟』 One of the main themes of this story is euthanasia. Ogai...

I’ve just finished the last class of Saturday Class of this term. I have had great fun with all the participants. Thank you all very...

10-day TBR List Theme: Japan seen through different perspectives Autumn in Japan is the season for reading. I’ve been a bit busy lately,...

\ Book Recommendation / #4 Yukio Mishima “Confessions of a Mask” 三島由紀夫『仮面の告白』 This is the first novel of Mishima as a professional...

\ Book Recommendation / #3 Kafu Nagai “Something Strange Across the River” 永井荷風『濹東綺譚』 Unfortunately, Nagai’s stories are difficult to...

Ango Sakaguchi “In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom” We read and discussed the famous story by Ango Sakaguchi. One of his ...

\ Book Recommendation / #2 Atsushi Nakajima “The Moon Over the Mountain” 中島敦 『山月記』 Everybody in Japan knows of Nakajima because one of...

Unfortunately, he is not that well-known internationally, but he’s definitely a unique writer worth exploring. Nakajima was well versed...

The following five writers (Banana Yoshimoto, Kafu Nagai, Yukio Mishima, Atsushi Nakajima, and Ogai Mori) are the ones I covered in my...