[Yosano Akiko Memorial Museum Collaborative Symposium] State of the Local Myojo School Poetry Circle
2026-03-03
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A symposium will be held in cooperation with the Yosano Akiko Memorial Museum (Sakai City Museum), and will be hosted by Kumiko Okuno, professor at Osaka Municipal University.
【Overview】
The first president of Osaka City University, legal philosopher Yasushi Tsuneto, who was also a close friend of Ryunosuke Akutagawa,
Regarding the Sanin "Myojo" school of poetry, which had a strong influence on him during his childhood in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture,
Based on materials left at the Tsuneto Memorial Room of Osaka Municipal University and Osaka City University, and the Matsue Campus Library of Shimane Prefectural University,
The results of the joint research will be presented, and valuable materials from the Meiji period held by both universities will also be exhibited at the venue.
[Date and Time] March 18, 2026 (Wed) 13:30 PM - 16:30 PM (Registration begins at 13:00 PM)
[Venue] Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko 2nd floor lecture room
Participation Fee: Free (No prior registration required, limited to 40 people, first come first served)
[Co-organized by] Shimane University, Shimane University Junior College, Osaka Public University, Osaka City University Tsuneto Memorial Room
[Supported by] Yosano Akiko Memorial Museum (Sakai City Museum)
【Overview】
The first president of Osaka City University, legal philosopher Yasushi Tsuneto, who was also a close friend of Ryunosuke Akutagawa,
Regarding the Sanin "Myojo" school of poetry, which had a strong influence on him during his childhood in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture,
Based on materials left at the Tsuneto Memorial Room of Osaka Municipal University and Osaka City University, and the Matsue Campus Library of Shimane Prefectural University,
The results of the joint research will be presented, and valuable materials from the Meiji period held by both universities will also be exhibited at the venue.
[Date and Time] March 18, 2026 (Wed) 13:30 PM - 16:30 PM (Registration begins at 13:00 PM)
[Venue] Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko 2nd floor lecture room
Participation Fee: Free (No prior registration required, limited to 40 people, first come first served)
[Co-organized by] Shimane University, Shimane University Junior College, Osaka Public University, Osaka City University Tsuneto Memorial Room
[Supported by] Yosano Akiko Memorial Museum (Sakai City Museum)
*This symposium is being held as part of the 2022-2025 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Basic Research C) project "Research into the Modern Shimane Poetry Circle - Utilizing Materials Related to Tsuneto Yasushi's Tanka and Materials on San'in "Myojo" Poets," research project/area number 22K00324 (Principal Investigator: Okuno Kumiko, Co-researcher: Yamamura Momoko).
【Program】
1. "Introduction - Tsuneto Yasushi and the San'in Myojo Poets - Introduction to the postcards of Masuno Saburo" (Okuno Kumiko, Professor at Osaka Municipal University)
2. "Shimane's 'Myojo' Poets: Utilizing and Researching Materials on San'in Myojo Poets" (Momoko Yamamura, Associate Professor, Shimane Prefectural University)
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3. "Poetry by San'in Poets as Seen in 'Myojo'" (Yukiko Furusawa, Part-time Lecturer at Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts)
4. "Yosano Hiroshi and Akiko and Masamune Atsuo, the 'Masamune Library' - Focusing on their visit to the Bizen region in the summer of 1933" (Kato Minako, Professor, Shujitsu Junior College)
5. Q&A and discussion
*Please see the flyer for contact information.
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