鶴水旅館 県尾道市 1933年 F. M. トラウツ **

 鶴水旅館 県尾道市 1933年 F. M. トラウツ

This postcard, addressed to F. M. Trautz and Hilta (Hilda) Trautz, was sent from Kakusui Ryokan in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture. Although the inn is no longer standing, it has a fascinating connection to the acclaimed novelist Naoya Shiga (1883–1971). Shiga, born in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, in 1883, endured personal hardships and a profound search for identity, which influenced his literary works. His writing often delves into themes of alienation, self-discovery, and the complexities of human emotion. When Shiga was twenty-nine, he left Tokyo after a conflict with his father, Naoharu, to establish himself as a novelist. On November 10, 1912, around 11 p.m., he arrived at Onomichi Station. That night, he lodged in a room on the second floor of Kakusui-kan!

Kakusui Ryokan in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture