30 September 2026

Yukio Mishima Exhibition at the Tsuchiya Bunmei Memorial Museum of Literature

During the final months of the Pacific War, Yukio Mishima was mobilized to work at the Koizumi Plant of Nakajima Aircraft Company in Ota, Gunma Prefecture. During this time, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to literature, developing his own literary world.

This exhibition offers a vivid glimpse of Mishima in his youth through materials including postcards he sent from Gunma to his family and friends, some of which are being exhibited for the first time.

Manuscripts and creative notebooks accompany stories behind celebrated works such as The Sound of Waves, The Temple of the Golden Pavilion, and The Sea of Fertility, exploring Mishima’s beginnings as a writer.

(Adapted from the museum’s website.)

Exhibition Dates

Saturday, 17 October 2026 – Sunday, 7 February 2027

Opening Hours

9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (last admission at 4:30 p.m.)

Closed

Tuesdays (open on Tuesday, 3 November), Wednesday, 4 November, and Monday, 28 December 2026 – Wednesday, 6 January 2027.

Admission

Adults: ¥500 (¥400)
University and high school students: ¥250 (¥200)
Junior high school students and younger: Free

Prices in parentheses apply to groups of 20 or more.

For details, please visit the official exhibition page (in Japanese).

We invite you to stop by on your way to or from Ikaho Onsen.

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