Events

This special exhibition is a collaboration between the Tohoku University Archives and the Beijing Lu Xun Museum to mark the 120th anniversary of the university's first international students, among the most famous of whom was Lu Xun.

The exhibition will feature 60 panels and approximately 30 Lu Xun-related materials from the Beijing Lu Xun Museum's collection. Additionally, records of international students who have studied at Tohoku University over the past 120 years will be showcased.

During the five-week exhibition period, Lu Xun's Lecture Room on Katahira Campus will also be open to all visitors and no appointment is needed.

Exhibition: Lu Xun's Reading Life
Period: October 26 - November 30, 2024

Venue 1: Tohoku University Archives
2/F Exhibition Room, Katahira Campus (map)
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Weekdays), 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (weekends and holidays)

Venue 2: The Lecture Hall Archives Exhibition Room
Tohoku University Administration Building 3, Katahira Campus (map)
10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. (closed from 12 - 1 p.m.)

Lu Xun's Lecture Hall, Katahira Campus (map)
10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. (closed from 12 - 1 p.m.)

Admission is free for all, no appointment or reservation is required

Lu Xun was one of the first international students to attend university in Japan and was a great example of Tohoku University's "open doors" policy of accepting talented students regardless of nationality, gender or background.

His collection of short stories titled "Professor Fujino" recounts his time as a student in Sendai. In 2005, Tohoku University set up the Professor Fujino Incentive Award to recognise outstanding Chinese students enrolled in graduate programmes here, and to continue the strong relationship between the university and China.

For more information about the exhibition, please visit:
https://www.archives.tohoku.ac.jp/news/2024-09-27/