Aoyama Brain Hospital

…In 1921, he published a collection of tanka poems titled Aratama, and established a state of mind in which he had deepened his descriptive theory. In October of the same year, he studied in Europe, where he conducted medical research for three years. On his way back to Japan after receiving his doctorate in medicine, he heard the tragic news that the Aoyama Brain Hospital run by his foster father had burned down. In 1925, he worked to rebuild the hospital, and during that time he published essays from his stay in Europe, which exuded a unique body odor, as well as writings collected in Nenjushu (1930), and was also active in writing critiques and tanka poems. …

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…21年歌集《あらたま》を刊行し，写生説を深化した境地をうちたてた。同年10月ヨーロッパに留学し以後3年間医学研究を行い，医学博士の学位を得て帰国の途次，養父の経営する青山脳病院全焼の悲報に接した。25年病院再興に努め，その間，特異の体臭をにじませた滞欧随筆や《念珠集》(1930)所収の諸文を発表，評論･歌作活動をも活発に行った。…

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