{"id":48,"date":"2024-06-25T19:40:47","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T00:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2026-08-06T15:38:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T20:38:56","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_0 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">Hasegawa's Whimsical World<\/h1><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_1 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h4 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">An Evolving Virtual Exhibition of Japanese Crepe-paper Fairy Tales in the St. Olaf College Special Collections<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Crepe-paper books, or chirimen-bon, are nineteenth- and twentieth-century creations by the\u00a0Japanese publisher Hasegawa Takejir\u014d. Explore these works with us!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper  et_pb_module  dbdb-icon-on-right dbdb-icon-on-hover dbdb-has-custom-padding\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_0 et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/overview\/\">Overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1749\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2024\/07\/17_Schippeitaro_0Front_Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"17_Schippeitaro_0Front_Cropped\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2024\/07\/17_Schippeitaro_0Front_Cropped.jpg 1749w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2024\/07\/17_Schippeitaro_0Front_Cropped-1280x1874.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2024\/07\/17_Schippeitaro_0Front_Cropped-980x1434.jpg 980w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2024\/07\/17_Schippeitaro_0Front_Cropped-480x703.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1749px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-638\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_1 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_2 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h3 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">\u201cBooks for children, above all others, are short-lived and disappear more successfully than other kinds of literature. When they have served their turn, and the little hands have turned and thumbed them well-nigh to pieces, few people think of saving the tattered scraps for antiquarian scrutiny.\u201d <\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_3 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h6 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">-Charles Welsh (1886), p. 21<\/h6><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_2 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_4 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">Recent Annotations<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Here are three stories from our collection that our team has recently annotated. Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/individual-annotations\/\">Annotations<\/a> page to see more!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5 et_clickable  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/annotation-the-serpent-with-eight-heads\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1775\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2024\/07\/09_Serpent_0Front_Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"09_Serpent_0Front_Cropped\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2024\/07\/09_Serpent_0Front_Cropped.jpg 1775w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2024\/07\/09_Serpent_0Front_Cropped-1280x1846.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2024\/07\/09_Serpent_0Front_Cropped-980x1413.jpg 980w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2024\/07\/09_Serpent_0Front_Cropped-480x692.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1775px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-622\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_5 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h6 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">The Serpent with Eight Heads<\/h6><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Story about the slaying of a monstrous serpent by a mythical deity. Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain, annotated by Sam Gering '27.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/annotation-the-ogres-arm\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1760\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2024\/07\/18_OgresArm_0Front_Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"18_OgresArm_0Front_Cropped\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2024\/07\/18_OgresArm_0Front_Cropped.jpg 1760w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2024\/07\/18_OgresArm_0Front_Cropped-1280x1862.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2024\/07\/18_OgresArm_0Front_Cropped-980x1425.jpg 980w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2024\/07\/18_OgresArm_0Front_Cropped-480x698.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1760px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-640\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_6 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h6 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">The Ogre's Arm<\/h6><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span>Story about Watanabe no Tsuna and his encounter with an\u00a0<\/span><i>oni<\/i><span>\u00a0(ogre) by Mrs. T. H. (Kate) James. Annotated by Tiana Pay \u201929.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/annotation-the-wonderful-tea-kettle\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1798\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2024\/07\/16_Kettle_0Front_Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"16_Kettle_0Front_Cropped\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2024\/07\/16_Kettle_0Front_Cropped.jpg 1798w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2024\/07\/16_Kettle_0Front_Cropped-1280x1822.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2024\/07\/16_Kettle_0Front_Cropped-980x1395.jpg 980w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2024\/07\/16_Kettle_0Front_Cropped-480x683.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1798px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-636\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_7 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h6 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">The Wonderful Tea Kettle<\/h6><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Story about a talented tanuki who transforms into an enchanted tea kettle by Mrs. T. H. (Kate) James. Annotated by Christina M. Spiker.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_3 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_8 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">Interactive Experiences<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_space et_pb_divider_hidden\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_9  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_4\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/meiji-social-network\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1014\" height=\"1014\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2026\/07\/Screen-Shot-2026-07-27-at-10.36.57-AM.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screen Shot 2026-07-27 at 10.36.57 AM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2026\/07\/Screen-Shot-2026-07-27-at-10.36.57-AM.jpg 1014w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2026\/07\/Screen-Shot-2026-07-27-at-10.36.57-AM-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2026\/07\/Screen-Shot-2026-07-27-at-10.36.57-AM-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1014px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-2108\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_5  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h5>Hasegawa Social Network<\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Here you can discover the elaborate social network cultivated by Hasegawa Takejir\u014d, the main publisher of crepe-paper books created during the Meiji period (1868-1912) of Japan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_10  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_5\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/maps\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2026\/07\/Screen-Shot-2026-07-27-at-10.38.33-AM.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screen Shot 2026-07-27 at 10.38.33 AM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2026\/07\/Screen-Shot-2026-07-27-at-10.38.33-AM.jpg 860w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2026\/07\/Screen-Shot-2026-07-27-at-10.38.33-AM-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 860px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-2109\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_6  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h5>Mapping Hasegawa's Tokyo<\/h5>\n<p>Here you can discover the various businesses and addresses where Hasegawa Takejir\u014d and his network operated in Tokyo, Japan.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_4 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_7 et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_pb_column_1_2 et_d4_element et_pb_column et_pb_column_11  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_9 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h4 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">\u201cI myself take fairy tales very seriously, though not, I hope, ponderously. It is true that they are \u2018of the stuff that dreams are made on,\u2019 and what would life be worth withouts its dreams?\u201d<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_10 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h6 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">-Grace James [Daughter of Kate James] (1932), p. 29<\/h6><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_pb_column_1_2 et_d4_element et_pb_column et_pb_column_12  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_11 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h4 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">\u201cDear Chamberlain,--What do you think about the idea of getting up a new \u201cJapanese Fairy Tale Series\u201d? I have quite a number of tales splendidly adapted to weird illustrations. Is there money in such a thing?\u201d<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_12 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h6 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">-Lafcadio Hearn (1910), p. 311<\/h6><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_13  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_6\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2026\/07\/StOlaf2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"StOlaf2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2026\/07\/StOlaf2026.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2026\/07\/StOlaf2026-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2026\/07\/StOlaf2026-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2026\/07\/StOlaf2026-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2000px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-1717\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_7\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1147\" height=\"939\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2024\/06\/Vertical-Logo-on-White.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Vertical-Logo-on-White.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2024\/06\/Vertical-Logo-on-White.jpg.jpg 1147w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2024\/06\/Vertical-Logo-on-White.jpg-980x802.jpg 980w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2024\/06\/Vertical-Logo-on-White.jpg-480x393.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1147px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-57\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_14  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_13 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">The Project<\/h1><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_7  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>This project is funded by the<strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>St. Olaf Collaborative Undergraduate Research and Inquiry (CURI) program<\/strong>. CURI provides opportunities for St. Olaf students from all academic disciplines to gain an in-depth understanding of a particular subject through working closely with a St. Olaf faculty member in a research framework.<\/p>\n<p>We are grateful for the guidance of<span> Lead Archivist <strong>Kristell Benson<\/strong> in Summer 2026 and Distinctive Collections Engagement Librarian<b> Jillian Sparks<\/b> in Summer 2024.<\/span> We have received generous technical assistance from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolaf.edu\/profile\/tanaka4\">Anda Tanaka<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolaf.edu\/profile\/ecp\">Don Ezra Plemons<\/a><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolaf.edu\/profile\/bdg\/\"><strong>Ben Gottfried<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolaf.edu\/profile\/sara\"><strong>Sara Lynnore<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/andersmakes.com\/\"><strong>Anders Nienstaedt<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We also thank the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookseminars.com\/\">Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar<\/a><\/strong> (CABS) for providing our students with intensive, hands-on instruction regarding the antiquarian book trade in the Summer of 2024 and 2026.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_1_wrapper  et_pb_module  dbdb-icon-on-right dbdb-icon-on-hover dbdb-has-custom-padding\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_1 et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More about CURI<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_6 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_9  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_15  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_14 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">St. Olaf College Special Collections<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_8  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Rolvaag Memorial Library Special Collections offers students and scholars access to printed materials from the 15th century to the present. The crepe-paper books you see here can be <a href=\"https:\/\/libraryguides.stolaf.edu\/specialcollections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accessed in-person<\/a> through our library.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_2_wrapper et_pb_button_alignment_center et_pb_module  dbdb-icon-on-right dbdb-icon-on-hover dbdb-has-custom-padding\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_2 et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/library\/special-collections\/\" target=\"_blank\">special collections<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1531,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-48","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1531"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48"}],"version-history":[{"count":86,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2431,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48\/revisions\/2431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}