In September, Prof. Tsunematsu (pictured in this Japan Times article) will lead a tour of sites in London that are associated with Natsume Soseki. Most or perhaps all of the participants in the tour are expected to be Japanese, so non-Japanese participants should have a fairly good command of the Japanese language in order to understand all of the explanations, etc. On a more positive note, I’m sure many of the Japanese participants would appreciate being able to travel with someone whose English is better than his or her Japanese. :)
As the Japan Times article indicates, the Soseki Museum will close, so this will probably be the last opportunity to go on such a tour with an expert guide.
Here’s is a link to the tour details (in Japanese):
http://www.kumamoto-if.or.jp/event/event_detail.asp?id=2&kiji_id=8582&LC=j
The application deadline is approaching (July 15th) so if you are interested, please move quickly.
– Kirk
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/04/05/arts/soseki-museum-london-close-next-year/
