18 moments

1. Childhood in Mukden

   1924-01-01 · Mukden (Shenyang), Liaoning, China

   Abe grew up in Mukden, then in Manchuria and now Shenyang, a formative setting for his later writing. The source establishes childhood presence but not an exact arrival date; 1924 is the earliest supported year.

2. Birth in Kita

   1924-03-07 · Kita, Tokyo, Japan

   Kimifusa Abe, later known as Kōbō Abe, was born in Kita, Tokyo. Coordinates represent Kita Ward; the source does not identify a more exact birth site.

3. Chiyoda Elementary School

   1930-01-01 · Chiyoda Elementary School, Mukden (Shenyang), Liaoning, China

   Abe attended Chiyoda Elementary School in Mukden during his childhood. Coordinates represent central Shenyang because the historical school site is not specified in the source.

4. Elementary-school period in Takasu

   1931-01-01 · Takasu, Hokkaido, Japan

   Abe spent an interrupted period of elementary schooling in his father's home town of Takasu, Hokkaido. The source gives a 1931–32 interval; 1931 is used as the maximum supported single-date format.

5. Second Middle School in Mukden

   1936-01-01 · Second Middle School, Mukden (Shenyang), Liaoning, China

   Abe attended Second Middle School in Mukden after his elementary education. Coordinates represent central Shenyang because the historical school site is not specified in the source.

6. Seijō High School enrollment

   1940-04-01 · Seijō Gakuen, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

   Abe returned to Tokyo to begin study at Seijō High School. Coordinates represent the Seijō Gakuen campus area in Setagaya.

7. Mukden during the Pacific War's outbreak

   1941-12-01 · Mukden (Shenyang), Liaoning, China

   Abe was in Mukden recovering from a lung infection when the Pacific War began. Coordinates represent the city because the specific recovery residence is not identified.

8. Return to Seijō school

   1942-04-01 · Seijō Gakuen, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

   After recovering in Mukden, Abe returned to his Tokyo school in April 1942. The surrounding biographical passage identifies the school as Seijō Gakuen in Tokyo.

9. Medical studies at Tokyo Imperial University

   1943-01-01 · Tokyo Imperial University, Hongo, Tokyo, Japan

   Abe began medical study at Tokyo Imperial University, although he ultimately pursued literature rather than medical practice. Coordinates represent the University of Tokyo's Hongo campus, the successor institution's principal historic campus.

10. Return to his father's Mukden clinic

    1944-10-01 · Mukden (Shenyang), Liaoning, China

    Abe left Tokyo University Medical School and returned to his father's clinic in Mukden late in World War II. Coordinates represent central Shenyang because the clinic's precise location is not given.

11. Return to Tokyo after his father's death

    1945-01-01 · Tokyo, Japan

    After his father died in Mukden during the winter, Abe returned to Tokyo and resumed medical school. The source places this return in the winter after his father's 1944–45 death but does not supply a precise date.

12. Medical graduation in Tokyo

    1948-01-01 · Tokyo University, Hongo, Tokyo, Japan

    

    Abe completed his medical degree at Tokyo University, though he did not practice medicine. Coordinates represent the University of Tokyo's Hongo campus.

13. Eastern European journey in Romania

    1956-01-01 · Romania

    Abe visited Romania during his 1956 Eastern European travel as a Japanese writers' representative. The source establishes a visit to Romania but does not identify a city; coordinates are a representative national point.

14. Mayakovsky play in Brno

    1956-01-01 · Brno, Czechoslovakia

    During his Eastern European journey, Abe attended a Mayakovsky play in Brno. The Wikipedia chronology places this visit during Abe's Eastern European trip; the independently documented trip occurred in 1956, but the precise Brno performance date is not supplied.

15. Czechoslovak Writers' Conference

    1956-04-01 · Prague, Czechoslovakia

    

    Abe participated in a writers' conference in Prague during his Eastern European journey. The conference venue is not identified; coordinates represent central Prague.

16. Foundation of the Abe Studio

    1971-01-01 · Tokyo, Japan

    

    Abe founded the Abe Studio, an acting studio through which he trained performers and directed plays. The source identifies Tokyo but not the studio's street address; coordinates represent central Tokyo.

17. Teaching at Toho Gakuen College

    1971-01-01 · Toho Gakuen College, Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan

    During the Abe Studio period, Abe taught at Toho Gakuen College in Chōfu and recruited young performers there. The source places this teaching within the 1970s Abe Studio context but does not state an exact starting year; 1971 is used as the earliest documented Studio-period year.

18. Death at a Tokyo hospital

    1993-01-22 · Tokyo, Japan

    Abe died of heart failure at a hospital in Tokyo. The hospital is not named; coordinates represent central Tokyo.