The Setting Sun
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The Setting Sun is a Japanese novel by Osamu Dazai first published in 1947. The story centers on an aristocratic family in decline and crisis during the early years after World War II.
Cover of first edition
Izu Peninsula
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The Izu Peninsula is a mountainous peninsula with a deeply indented coastline to the west of Tokyo on the Pacific coast of the island of Honshu, Japan, the largest of the four main islands of Japan. F
The Setting Sun
…were many snakes present in and around the house, which therefore have become ominous in her and her mother's eyes. Kazuko and her mother move to the Izu Peninsula countryside with the help of a relative, and she begins working in the fields to support them, claiming to be growing into a "coarse woman". One day…
West coast of Izu
Numazu city with Mount Fuji in the background
Iwachi shore (岩地海岸), also dubbed "Izu Côte d'Azur", in Matsuzaki.