Permanent exhibition
PERMANENT Exhibition
Okina Hisayoshi and the 150th Anniversary of His Birth Yone Noguchi / Yone Noguchi
2025.11.19 (Wed)~2026 years 6 month 29 date (month)
In session
- Exhibition place
- Hometown Literature Storehouse① Close-up Corner
- Main exhibition materials
- (First half) Yone Noguchi's English poetry collections "Seen & Unseen" (published in 1897) and "From the Eastern Sea" (published in 1903), Okina Hisayoshi and Noguchi Yonejiro at the publication celebration for Okina Hisayoshi in 3 (frontispiece photo from "Complete Works of Okina Hisayoshi, Volume 4")
(Late period) Noguchi Yonejiro's handwritten manuscript "The Poetic Spirit of India (Part 1)", his handwritten manuscript "Letter to the Old Man", and "Those Going South..." written by Noguchi Yonejiro and illustrated by Okina Hisanori - Remarks
- (First half) November 19, 2020 (Wednesday) - March 16, 2020 (Monday)
(Late period) March 18th (Wednesday) - June 29th (Monday), 2020
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of internationally renowned poet Noguchi Yonejiro, who was a friend of Okina Hisanori.
This exhibition introduces the friendship between the two men and their activities in America, Britain, and India through valuable materials.
There are many Japanese people who have acquired the spiritual culture of America, and Yone Noguchi was at the pinnacle of this.
The sorrow of his dual nationality is one that all Japanese people will have to experience firsthand in the future.
From Okina Hisayoshi's "Ah, Yone Noguchi" (Takashijin, Vol. 12, August issue, August 1947)
Okina Hisamasa (1888-1973) was a writer and journalist from Toyama Prefecture who spent around 18 years in the United States, returned to Japan and worked as an editor for the Weekly Asahi, before founding and presiding over the local culture magazine Takashijin in 1936.
Yone Noguchi (1875-1947) was a literary figure whom I met while living in the United States and remained friends with until Noguchi's death. Noguchi traveled to the United States in 1893 and was recognized as a poet in both the United States and the United Kingdom. After returning to Japan in 1904, he continued to introduce Japanese literature and culture, including haiku and ukiyo-e, overseas.
2025 marks the 150th anniversary of Noguchi's birth. To commemorate this, this exhibition will introduce materials that convey the friendship between the two men, focusing on materials formerly owned by Okina Hisamasa, as well as books and photographs, including a collection of Noguchi's precious English poetry, with the cooperation of the Yone Noguchi Society.
Cooperation: Yone Noguchi Society