Do you know any Japanese author? Today is 100th birth anniversary of Dazai Osamu (太宰治) who is a Japanese author considered one of the foremost fiction writers of 20th-century Japan.
He was born on June 19, 1909, and he committed suicide with his lover by drowning in the rain-swollen Tamagawa Canal (玉川上水：tamagawa josui) near his house on June 13, 1948, but his body was not found until June 19 which was happened to be his 39th birthday. His grave is at the temple of Zenrin-ji(禅林寺), in Mitaka (三鷹), Tokyo.
His death anniversary is called oto ki(桜桃忌), meaning the death anniversary of cherry, because it is the season of cherry, and there is a book titled Oto (桜桃) in his late works.
His real name is Tsushima Shuji(津島修治) and he was from Kanagi (金木), Aomori (青森) Prefecture. To commemorate his 100th birthday, there was a memorial festival in the AshinoPark (芦野公園: ashino koen). They had an unveiling ceremony of his bronze statue.
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