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Virtual Memorial

Ryunosuke Akutagawa

A Memory Realm virtual memorial place honoring Ryunosuke Akutagawa, remembered for Rashomon, Japanese short stories, Akutagawa Prize namesake.

1892 - 1927Tokyo, Japan
Portrait or photograph of Ryunosuke Akutagawa: Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Ryunosuke Akutagawa Unknown author Unknown author, Japanese book "Showa Literature Series: Vol.20 (September 1953 issue)" published by Kadokawa Shoten., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Why Ryunosuke Akutagawa Is Remembered

Ryunosuke Akutagawa is remembered for rashomon, japanese short stories, akutagawa prize namesake. 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 Ryunosuke Akutagawa.

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

Tokyo, Japan is used as a broad spatial reference for this memorial hall because it is connected to Ryunosuke Akutagawa'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

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa , art name Chōkōdō Shujin (澄江堂主人), was a Japanese writer active in the Taishō period in Japan. He is regarded as the "father of the Japanese short story", and Japan's premier literary award, the Akutagawa Prize, is named after him. He took his own life at the age of 35 through an overdose of barbital.

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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Image connected to Ryunosuke Akutagawa: Akutagawa Ryunosuke(芥川龍之介)

Akutagawa Ryunosuke(芥川龍之介)

Unknown author Unknown author, http://www.bungakukan.pref.yamanashi.jp/exhibition/2017/08/150-1.html, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Image connected to Ryunosuke Akutagawa: 大正5年頃の久米正雄、松岡譲、芥川龍之介、成瀬正一。堀辰雄・葛巻義敏・芥川比呂志 編集『芥川龍之介作品集第1巻』より。

大正5年頃の久米正雄、松岡譲、芥川龍之介、成瀬正一。堀辰雄・葛巻義敏・芥川比呂志 編集『芥川龍之介作品集第1巻』より。

Unknown author Unknown author, 堀辰雄・葛巻義敏・芥川比呂志 編集『芥川龍之介作品集第1巻』, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Image connected to Ryunosuke Akutagawa: 昭和2年の 芥川龍之介 。堀辰雄・葛巻義敏・芥川比呂志 編集『芥川龍之介全集第6巻』より。

昭和2年の 芥川龍之介 。堀辰雄・葛巻義敏・芥川比呂志 編集『芥川龍之介全集第6巻』より。

Unknown author Unknown author, 堀辰雄・葛巻義敏・芥川比呂志 編集『芥川龍之介全集第6巻』、1977年岩波書店発行, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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