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Portrait or photograph of Osamu Dazai: Osamu Dazai , taken in February, 1948

Virtual Memorial

Osamu Dazai

A Memory Realm virtual memorial place honoring Osamu Dazai, remembered for No Longer Human, The Setting Sun, Modern Japanese fiction.

1909 - 1948Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan
Portrait or photograph of Osamu Dazai: 銀座のバールパンで撮影された太宰治。右には坂口安吾の後ろ姿。
銀座のバールパンで撮影された太宰治。右には坂口安吾の後ろ姿。 Tadahiko Hayashi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Why Osamu Dazai Is Remembered

Osamu Dazai is remembered for no longer human, the setting sun, modern japanese fiction. This public page gives visitors a concise starting point for understanding why this figure remains part of cultural, civic, scientific, or literary memory.

The page is designed as an accessible introduction rather than an exhaustive account, with source links and image credits kept visible for further reading.

A Virtual Memorial in Memory Realm

This Memory Realm memorial hall turns a map reference into a virtual place for discovery. Visitors can move from the public page to the map and then into a 3D memorial hall connected to Osamu Dazai.

The place is part of Memory Realm's virtual layer. It is not a physical marker and does not claim rights, control, access, endorsement, or affiliation connected to a real-world site.

Place Context

Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan is used as a broad spatial reference for this memorial hall because it is connected to Osamu Dazai's story, memory, or public legacy. The location is intentionally city-level or region-level so the page can provide orientation without implying a claim over a specific property or institution.

Historical Context

Shūji Tsushima , known by his pen name Osamu Dazai , was a Japanese writer. A number of his most popular works, such as The Setting Sun and No Longer Human, are considered modern classics.

Memory Realm presents this context for educational discovery and remembrance, with public source links and media attribution preserved alongside the page content.

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Portrait or photograph of Osamu Dazai: Osamu Dazai in Mitaka, Tokyo.Probably this photograph is the most famous in his photograph.

Osamu Dazai in Mitaka, Tokyo.Probably this photograph is the most famous in his photograph.

Yoshiaki Watanabe, http://www.bungakukan.or.jp/, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Portrait or photograph of Osamu Dazai: Discovery of Dazai's drowned body in 1948

Discovery of Dazai's drowned body in 1948

Mainichi Shimbun, 20世紀2001大事件[CD-ROM] https://www.amazon.co.jp/20%E4%B8%96%E7%B4%802001%E5%A4%A7%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6-CD-ROM/dp/462090600X/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Portrait or photograph of Osamu Dazai: Dazai at his home. mitaka,tokyo.

Dazai at his home. mitaka,tokyo.

Unknown author Unknown author, http://www.city.mitaka.tokyo.jp/dazai/index.html, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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