Zhang Shuzheng，Professor, School of Literature and Journalism, Shandong University、Doctoral Supervisor。Taught at Matsuyama University, Japan from April 2007 to March 2009。
Matsuyama City is the county seat of Ehime Prefecture (formerly Iyu [now written as Iyo] country) in the northwest of Shikoku Island, Japan，A beautiful and quiet city on the Seto Inland Sea。The focus of tourism promotion here is the "Hot Springs City"、City of Literature”。Speaking of hot springs，Everyone knows，Japan’s hot springs are world-famous，And here in Matsuyama is the oldest hot spring in Japan - Dogo Onsen。An emperor in history also came here to soak in the hot springs。Its distinctive architecture is the prototype of the magic palace in the famous cartoon "Spirited Away"。Late nineteenth century，Matsuyama native Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902) played a decisive role in the innovation and revitalization of the traditional Japanese literary style haiku，He advocated turning the sentences of classical liange into separate poems，Named Haiku，For future generations to use。Haiku, which is still very popular in modern times, can be said to have truly developed into the shortest poem in Japan in the hands of Masaoka Shiki。The famous writer Natsume Soseki also taught in Matsuyama at the invitation of Masaoka Shiki。Forties，Literature bet365 online casinowriter Shiba Ryotaro created the famous novel "Clouds on the Sakagami" with Matsuyama as the background，Describe the activities of Natsume Soseki and Masaoka Shiki in Matsuyama。This is where Matsuyama’s nickname of “City of Literature” comes from。
However，I lived in Songshan for two years，I never knew Matsuyama and another famous Japanese writer、The relationship between Kenzaburo Oe, Japan’s second Nobel Prize winner in Literature。Original，Oe is a native of Ehime，I attended high school at Songshan East High School，Later admitted to Tokyo to attend university，Become a world-famous writer。Songshan City’s tourism promotional materials never mention this。
A weekend in January 2009，A friend drove some of us Chinese teachers to Uchiko Town。Uchiko-cho is a town in Ehime Prefecture，It is one of the few villages and towns on Shikoku Island that was not bombed by the US military during World War II，So some older buildings are still preserved，It is also a tourist spot in Ehime Prefecture。Starting the journey，I just knew I had to go to Oe Kenzaburo’s hometown to see it。
The car arrived at Uchiko Town and then circled the city，Go east along the mountain road。Wandering around，Arrived at a small village in a valley，A friend told us，This is the hometown of Oe Kenzaburo、Ose Village belonging to Uchiko Town。Look around after getting off the car，The first feeling is，This is really a small mountain village！There are mountains on all sides，The village is just a little flat at the foot of the mountain to the north，Same as the river below，Wandering around the mountain。Because of the local climate，Despite the severe winter，But the mountains are still lush with vegetation，A bet365 live casino reviewino blackjackdark green。The river gurgling under the mountain，It adds to the tranquility of the mountain village。A teacher in the same group couldn’t help but sigh: Only in such a natural environment can such a great writer be born！I always thought，Is it the beauty of mountains and rivers, or is nature inspired by people，I’m afraid it’s as hard to explain as which came first, the chicken or the egg。However，Oe Kenzaburo’s main works are all set in the mountains of Shikoku，The landscape here gave him full inspiration，I’m afraid I still have to admit it。Among contemporary Chinese writers，He admires Mo Yan the most，Maybe it’s because Mo Yan is just like him，Also based on the rural background of my hometown，So the two of them have a heart-to-heart connection？
We first arrived at the eastern part of the village, which was originally the village office、The place now used as the reception area。Here are some photos of Dajiang when he returned to his hometown，You can see the love and pride of the hometown people for Dajiang。Come out and head south，It’s a street，Of course it is the only street - just like Dali in China，"Ninety-one Streets" (just one street)。The east-west street，There is a row of houses on both sides，There is a mountain behind the house in the north，And behind the south house is the river。A friend who has been here once pointed to a house on the south side of the street and told us，That’s Kenzaburo Oe’s home。Looking past，I saw that it was a very ordinary house，There are no signs on or around the house，If you don’t say，I didn’t know this was the house where a Nobel Prize winner for literature was born。Approach with reverence，Still an ordinary house。bet365 live casino bettingThere is only a small sign hanging next to the door，The word "大江" is written on it。Actually, there is a sign with the last name of the resident on the door，This is also a common practice in Japanese houses。"Oe" is just a common surname in Japan，Who knew that the unwritten “Kensaburo” was an extraordinary celebrity。
Ojiang’s childhood and boyhood，All spent in this house。Primary school、Junior high school，Both study in Oze Village (please see "Ose Ko" and "Ose Naka" marked on Google Maps)。It is inconvenient for us to knock on the door and go in for a visit，Just lingering in front of Dajiang’s former residence for a long time，And take photos，Then return to Uchiko Town。That’s it，Hastily got close to Kenzaburo Oe，However, more people leave with a sense of confusion。
This kind of confusion，The most important thing is，Why is the former residence of such an extraordinary person，But so ordinary？Of course，It’s not that the house itself is ordinary，The former residence of famous people，Most of them are not high-rise buildings or deep houses，There is nothing to say，The question is why when a celebrity is so famous，It’s still so ordinary，Ordinary and no different from ordinary houses？
Arrived abroad，I always habitually compare with domestic ones。For example, when buying something，Often convert prices into RMB，Then compare the price with domestic ones。Actually, I understand in my heart，This comparison is based on comparability、In terms of comprehensiveness or practical significance，It’s not very necessary，But I still compare unconsciously。Viewed the former residence of Oe Kenzaburo，Can’t help but think of it，If there is such a Nobel bet365 online sports bettingPrize winner in China (whether it is a literature award or other awards)，What would his former residence look like？At least it won’t be like this？That，Why again？
I think，——Of course, think according to the way of an ordinary Chinese person，Maybe it’s because Oe Kenzaburo is a rebellious writer？He participated in a youth delegation that visited China as early as 1960，And received by Chairman Mao Zedong and others。After he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1994，Rejected the award issued to him by the Japanese government’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology。He said: If I accept this award from the government，Wouldn’t it be tantamount to betraying my philosophy for the past many years？
Maybe，Because there are already many Nobel Prize winners in Japan。Just in the past year of 2008，Four more Japanese scientists (one of whom is American) won the Nobel Prize。To this point，The number of Japanese Nobel Prize winners has reached 15。Rare things are more valuable，Vice versa，If things are not scarce, they will not be expensive。
Perhaps it is Ojiang himself who opposes high-profile propaganda...
Maybe the Japanese don’t like publicity in the first place…
As a quick visitor, I don't know where the answer lies.
The answer may be unimportant。Waiting for the day when our country’s own scientists or writers will be on the podium of the Nobel Prize，Let’s discuss it again。