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 * The setting on Snow Country and Kokoro**

The settings for the Japanese novels have always been on the dynamic side, they may have the same approach to appearances, but the settings are sometimes unique to every Japanese novel in their own way.

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Snow Country is written by Yasunari Kawabata in the 1950s, which is the most famous and critically acclaimed of the novels he has written, it tells the story of Komako, who is a hot springs geisha, and another main character by the name of shimamura, who is a rich dilettante from Tokyo who works as an expert on occidental ballet. Both of the characters affairs begin in the middle of the story and change as the story goes on.======

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The story itself is set in a Mountainous alpine-esque region of Japan, that has long winter durations and deep snows, of a cold and dark living, and also has a place on tunnels and buried buildings. Michelle from wordpress.com said that "This setting works to underline the novel's emotional preoccupation - the bewildering coldness of the human heart, the inevitable decay of beauty and purity."[1] Snow Country's direct location is on the main island of Honshi. The time that takes place in the story is around the early 1900's where at that time as regentsprep.org said, "Japan practiced imperialism throughout Asia. A campaign to rid Asia of European imperialism was waged in which Japan occupied nations once held by the French, British, and the Dutch." [2] Yuzawa is known for the setting "Snow Country", as this is the title of a novel set in Yuzawa written by Yasunori Kawabata and it is claimed that he wrote the story whilst staying in the town. The novel is a classic, and earned the author the Nobel Prize for Literature. With its huge amounts of snowfall and mountainous terrain, it was only natural that Yuzawa should become a mecca for winter activites. Snow clouds generated over Siberia pick up precipitation from the Sea of Japan, and Yuzawa is the first mountain range that such clouds meet. Yuzawa is located in Akita, Japan, which is the official city for that part of Japan.======

Kokoro's Setting
Kokoro is written by the author Natsume Soseki, and it was first published in 1914. The word "Kokoro" literally means "Heart" for meaning translations. The work deals with the transition from the Japanese Meiji society to the modern era, by exploring the friendship between a young man who is the protagonist and an older man he calls "Sensei". Kokoro is the same concept of setting, but is presented differently. On the other hand, it appears that the protagonist in this story is traveling throughout the different places in the book meeting old friends and some new ones as well. Comparing to the other novel, Snow Country, Kokoro has multiple locales shown in the book compared to the other one that only takes place in one place. Here are some places that the protagonist went through in the story, Kamakura, where the main character is enjoying his summer holiday and when he first meets Sensei. Tokyo, where the protagonist attended the colleges and the universities in the area. Also, one of the settings is Sensei's family home, and the other one takes place at Ueno where the protagonist and Sensei are taking a walk during flowering season, the main character sees an affectionate couple, he makes an amused comment about them causing Sensei to lecture him on love. So Kokoro has multiple places as the settings compared to Snow Country which had one.

Conclusion
Japanese novels are sometimes known for it's dynamic Asian settings, all the novels do have the same concept, but they have a different approach. They present a unique difference to the novels and these novels are not developed equal.