![]() With the end of the Edo period (1603–1868), Japan would rapidly develop under the new Meiji government. Natsume Kinnosuke was born in the city of Edo in 1867, the year before it was renamed Tokyo. Study and GrowthĪ monument in Kikuichō, Shinjuku, marks Natsume Sōseki’s birthplace. ![]() Having lived through a period when the country stepped onto the international stage, Sōseki could be described as Japan’s first writer of world literature. Despite their age, his works remain fresh and full of life for contemporary readers, and they have been translated into many languages. ![]() He passed away shortly before his fiftieth birthday, on Decemlast year Japan marked the centenary of his death. Japan’s leading modern novelist Natsume Sōseki was born 150 years ago, on February 9, 1867. ![]()
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