1. Birth in Ōse

    · Ōse, Uchiko, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

    Ōe was born in the former village of Ōse in Ehime Prefecture on Shikoku, the rural setting that remained foundational to his literary imagination. Coordinates represent present-day Uchiko, which absorbed the former village of Ōse.

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