A special exhibition is being held in Kitakyushu City, which introduces letters sent by contemporary writers to Fumiko Hayashi, a novelist known for works such as "Wanderings."
This exhibition was planned by the Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Literature to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the birth of Fumiko Hayashi, who spent her childhood in what is now Kitakyushu City.
At the venue, about 100 works are on display, including letters sent to Hayashi by writers and editors who lived in the same era.
Among them, Masuji Ibushi, known for works such as "Black Rain," wrote a letter to Hayashi on his way to Paris, saying, "Don't make bad friends in France, and it seems that you will soon make bad friends in foreign countries," suggesting that he wishes for the safety of traveling alone.
In addition, a letter from Yoshiki Hayama, a proletarian writer who was born in Miyako Town, is released for the first time this time, and includes apologies and gratitude for the sudden visit on New Year's Day, and you can get a glimpse of the relationship between the two.
Megumi Ono, curator of the Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Literature, said, "The highlight is that it shows the honest feelings of the sender, and I want everyone to know that there was such a person in the same era as Fumiko Hayashi's exchange."
This special exhibition "Dear Sir Fumiko Hayashi" is open until the 1th of next month.