Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of Akai tori - authors and poets who contributed to this legendary children's magazine

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The International Library of Children's Literature (ILCL) announces an exhibition entitled Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of Akai tori - Authors and Poets Who Contributed to This Legendary Children's Magazine, to be held at the ILCL from September 9, 2018, to January 20, 2019.
2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the launch of Akai tori, a magazine which specialized in publishing stories and songs for children.

This exhibition features materials that illustrate the role played by Akai tori in the history of Japanese children's literature. The publisher of Akai tori, Miekichi Suzuki, was himself an author and worked together with Hakushu Kitahara and others to enhance the quality of the stories and songs featured in the magazine.

Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of Akai tori - authors and poets who contributed to this legendary children's magazine
Date First period: September 9, 2018 (Sun.) to November 11, 2018 (Sun.)
Second period: November 13, 2018 (Tue.) to January 20, 2019 (Sun.)
Closed Mondays, National holidays, the year-end and New year's holidays and the third Wednesday of every month (for refiling)
Hours 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Venue Brick Building 3F Museum, International Library of Children's Literature (Ueno Park) [ACCESS]
Admission Free