{"id":35933,"date":"2026-05-18T16:22:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T07:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/culture\/?p=35933"},"modified":"2026-05-19T09:16:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T00:16:45","slug":"%e3%80%90%e6%9c%83%e6%b4%a5%e5%85%ab%e4%b8%80%e8%a8%98%e5%bf%b5%e5%8d%9a%e7%89%a9%e9%a4%a8%e3%80%91%e5%af%8c%e5%b2%a1%e3%82%b3%e3%83%ac%e3%82%af%e3%82%b7%e3%83%a7%e3%83%b3%e5%b1%95-%e8%bf%91-2-2-2-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/culture\/news-en\/2026\/05\/18\/35933\/","title":{"rendered":"\u3010Yanai Initiative\u3011Open Talk “Beyond the Travel Guide: Tanizaki Jun\u2019ichir\u014d\u2019s Portrayal of \u201cKyoto\u201d and \u201cTourism\u201d” (June 8)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Open Talk: Beyond the Travel Guide: Tanizaki Jun\u2019ichir\u014d\u2019s Portrayal of \u201cKyoto\u201d and \u201cTourism\u201d<\/h3>\n

The Yanai Initiative welcomes Dr. Shimizu Satoshi, An Assistant Professor at Waseda University, who will explore how Tanizaki Jun\u2019ichir\u014d portrayed \u201cKyoto\u201d and \u201cTourism\u201d.<\/p>\n

While Tanizaki Jun\u2019ichir\u014d is known as a writer who explored masochism and fetishism, he was also one of the writers who loved Kyoto. He actually lived in the Hanshin region, including Kyoto, and works such as *The Makioka Sisters* and *The Floating Bridge of Dreams* depict this aspect of his life. However, Tanizaki did not simply love Kyoto; he also openly expressed his aversion to tourism. Living in Kyoto, a city that has long flourished as a tourist destination, yet viewing tourism critically, what kind of Kyoto did Tanizaki seek, and what did he portray in his works?<\/p>\n

In this open talk, we will explore the relationship between Tanizaki and Kyoto and attempt to read his works through the lens of tourism.<\/p>\n