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Lafcadio Hearn taught English literature here from 1896 to 1903.
Many literatos had appeared among the students he taught to, like Ueda Bin, Osanai Kaoru, Doi Bansui, and so on.
The gate on the photo below is known as "akamon", the Red Gate.
In the Edo era, it was used as the gate of the residence of Lord Maëda, or the Lord of Kaga Province (Ishikawa Prefecture today).

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akamon Access from Tokyo Station

Use Marunouchi Subway Line to go to Hongô-Sanchômé station.
Turn left at the end of the narrow road just in front of the station.
After about two minutes' walk, you will find the Akamon.
As soon as you enter the Akamon, there is a campus guide map.

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