Special Featured Exhibition
100th Anniversary Exhibition:Sakunosuke Oda and Greater Osaka
Wednesday, September 25 to Friday, October 18,2013
Overview of the exhibition
Sakunosuke Oda, a popular writer known commonly by the nickname Odasaku, was born on October 26, 1913 in Ikutama-mae-machi in Minami ward (present-day Tennoji ward), Osaka. This year marks the 100th anniversary of his birth. He wrote many novels that vividly depict the lives of the common people of Osaka, which is typically the case in his most successful novel, Meoto Zenzai (It's Good to Be Husband and Wife). He passed away in January 1947 at the age of only thirty-three, but his works have enjoyed enduring popularity among people through the ages, and have been adapted into films and TV dramas many times.
Held in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of his birth, this exhibition spotlights the life of Sakunosuke Oda from various angles – through his works, manuscripts and letters as well as the historical record of Greater Osaka where he lived during his short life. We hope this exhibition will invoke interest among visitors in Sakunosuke Oda, a native Osakan who loved his hometown, and the history of the town and people of Osaka depicted in his literary works.
Special Featured Exhibition 100th Anniversary Exhibition:Sakunosuke Oda and Greater Osaka |
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Organizer | Organizing Committee on Commemorative Events of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Sakunosuke Oda | ||||||||||
Co-organizer | Osaka Museum of History | ||||||||||
Exhibition period | Wednesday, September 25 to Friday, October 18,2013 | ||||||||||
Closed | Tuesday (If Tuesday is a National Holiday, Closed Wednesday), 28 December - 4 January |
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Hours | 9:30-17:00 (Fridays 9:30-20:00) *Please Enter 30 Minutes Prior To Closing | ||||||||||
Exhibition space | 6th floor, special exhibition room | ||||||||||
Admission fee |
* Tickets on the day, which include the permanent exhibition. * The prices in parenthesis show the discount fees for groups of 20 individuals or more. |
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Number of items exhibited | approximately 200 | ||||||||||
Structure of the exhibition | The World of Meoto Zenzai, the Life of Odasaku, People associated with Odasaku (characters of his novels and his acquaintances), Osaka in the days of Odasaku, Odasaku and today |