Museum of Modern Japanese Literature
The Museum of Modern Japanese Literature ( Japanese 日本 近代 文学 館 , Nihon Kindai Bungakukan , Museum of modern Japanese Literature ) opened in April 1967 in Tokyo's Meguro district in Komaba Park ( 駒 場 公園 ). A special stamp with a value of 15 yen was issued to mark the opening . In 1984 a partner house, the Museum of Modern Literature Kanagawa , opened ( 神奈川 近代 文学 館 , Kanagawa Kindai Bungakukan ).
Overview
- Legal form: (legal) foundation ( 財 団 ) and since 2011 non-profit corporation ( 公益 法人 ) of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- Aims and concerns: Research on, collection, preservation and dissemination of modern and contemporary Japanese literature.
- Foundation: May 1962, opening: April 1967
- Main building address: 4-3-55 Tokyo, Meguro, Komaba Park
- Extension address: 1705-3 Chiba , Narita , Ino Township
- Opening of the branch: September 2007
Web links
- Museum of Modern Japanese Literature (Japanese) website
- List of Collected Works (Japanese)
- Kanagawa Museum of Literature website (Japanese)
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 35 ° 41 ′ 22.2 " N , 139 ° 41 ′ 30.1" E