Kanazawa University Library will host a symposium and a related exhibition on the acclaimed author Mishima Yukio as detailed below. We encourage you to attend.

 

■Purpose:

The year 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mishima Yukio, one of the representative writers of 20th-century Japanese literature. In this symposium, we will welcome leading researchers in Mishima's literary studies to re-examine the author and his works from a multifaceted perspective, including his connection to Kanazawa, and discuss the future of Mishima's literature.

 

■Mishima Yukio Centennial Symposium: The Future of Mishima's Literature

-Date and Time: Sunday, December 7, 2025, 14:00–16:30

-Venue: Ishikawa Prefectural Library, Cultural Exchange Area, 2nd Floor Training Room

-Access: https://www.library.pref.ishikawa.lg.jp/category/facilityguide/1026.html

-Target Audience: Students, Faculty, Staff, and General Public

-Capacity: 140 people (First-come, first-served)

-Participation Fee: Free

-How to Apply: Please register using the following form:  https://library.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/?page_id=53611

-Inquiries: Kanazawa University Central Library    Email: etsuran@adm.kanazawa-u.ac.jp

　

■Symposium Program:

14:00-14:05 Opening Remarks and Introduction	Sugiyama Kinya (Director-General, Kanazawa University Library)
14:05-14:55 Lecture 1	Sato Hideaki (Director, Mishima Yukio Literary Museum; Professor Emeritus, Kindai University) "The Aliens in Utsukushii Hoshi (The Beautiful Star) and Kanazawa"
15:05-15:55 Lecture ２	Yomota Inuhiko (Film and Comparative Literature Scholar; Former Professor of Film History, Meiji Gakuin University) "A Half-Century of Observing Yukio Mishima"
16:05-16:25 Free Discussion	Theme: "Mishima Literature 100 Years from Now" Sato Hideaki × Yomota Inuhiko,  Moderator: Sugiyama Kinya
16:25-16:30 Closing Remarks	Sugiyama Kinya

 

-Language: Japanese

 

The books written by the lecturers will be available for purchase at the venue. The speakers will hold a signing session afterward for anyone interested.

 

-Organizer: Kanazawa University Library
-Co-organizers: Ishikawa Prefectural Library

 Center for the Study of Global Cultures and Society, College of Human and Social Scienes, Kanazawa Uniersity

 

■Related Exhibition:
Shiko-no-Mori Special Exhibition　"Exploring the Roots of Yukio Mishima: Centennial of His Birth"
-Dates: During library operating days from Tuesday, November 11 to Friday, December 26, 2025
-Venue: Shiko-no-Mori Exhibition Space, Central Library, Kanazawa University Library