Shayokan (Dazai Osamu Memorial Hall)
斜陽館
The birthplace of the writer Dazai Osamu. This luxurious Meiji-era Western-Japanese fusion mansion is now a memorial hall and an Important Cultural Property of Japan.
Shayokan is the mansion built in 1907 by Dazai's father, the wealthy landowner Tsushima Gen'emon. Dazai Osamu wrote No Longer Human and The Setting Sun. The house is built from Aomori hinoki cypress in a blend of Japanese and Western styles. On the first floor, several large tatami rooms are lavishly furnished, and the second floor has Western-style rooms. The mansion is designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan and is open as the Dazai Osamu Memorial Hall, displaying his manuscripts and personal belongings. Admission is about 600 yen. Opening hours are roughly 9:00 to 17:00. It is in Kanagi, Goshogawara, about a 7-minute walk from Kanagi Station on the Tsugaru Railway. Dazai's evacuation home is also nearby.
Opening hours
About 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Tachineputa Museum
- Tsugaru Railway Stove Train
- Tsuru-no-Mai Bridge
- Sannai-Maruyama Site
- Aomori Museum of Art
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- Memorial Ship Hakkoda Maru
- Nebuta Museum Wa Rasse