Mark of the former house of Shimazaki Tohson
Shimazaki Tohson (1872-1943), lived here for 6 years, beginning in 1937. His famous books, "Junrei" and "Furusato", were composed here.
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Tōson Shimazaki (島崎 藤村 Shimazaki Tōson, 25 March 1872 – 22 August 1943) is the pen-name of Shimazaki Haruki, a Japanese author, active in the Meiji, Taishō and early Shōwa periods of Japan. He began his career as a romantic poet, but went on to establish himself as a major proponent of naturalism in Japanese fiction.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%8Dson_Shimazaki