One possible reason is that the Edogawa Rampo Residence was surrounded by plum-groves, azaleas, soil, grasses, and an artificial hill. There could be any number of reasons why Rampo selected Ikebukuro, and why he never moved from there.

40 years after his death, the Edogawa Rampo Residence was reverted to Rikkyo University in 2002. Though Rampo had thought about moving again, he spent half of his life here until 1965. Rikkyo University and the Anglican Church were both located near here, and that was the beginning of the special fate that tied together Rampo and Rikkyo University. In 1934 July, Rampo decided to live in Ikebukuro. It was promoted from “gun(a district郡)”to “ku(a ward区)”in 1932. The final residence was a leasehold house with a storehouse, whose rent was 90 yen in Ikebukuro, 3-1626, Toshima-ku. About The Edogawa Rampo ResidenceĪccording to 「東京市に於ける住居転々の図」（貼雑年譜）, Rampo had moved 26 times within Tokyo. On July 28th, in 1965, Rampo passed away of brain hemorrhage. In 1963, the Mystery Writers of Japan Association was established, and he assumed the role of Director. In 1957, he took part in editing a magazine “Houseki (宝石)”. In 1947, the Detective Writers Club was formed, and Rampo became the first chairperson. At the same time, he wrote many critical essays, which were collected in “Oninokotoba (鬼の言葉)” (1936) and “Geneijo (幻影城)” (1951). After taking a break, he also released “Inju (陰獣)”, “Imomushi (芋虫)”, “Koto-no-Oni (孤島の鬼)”, and “Oshietotabisuruotoko (押絵と旅する男)”.įrom 1929, he started to serialize a long novel in a magazine for amusement, “Kumo-otoko (蜘蛛男)”, “Majutsushi(魔術師)”, “Ogonkamen(黄金仮面)”, “Kurotokage(黒蜥蜴)”, and so on.įrom 1936, he started to serialize “Kaijin-Nijumensou (怪人二十面相)” in a magazine “Shonenkurabu (少年倶楽部)”, which he continued until late in his career.

His debut volume was “Nishen Doka (二銭銅貨)”in a magazine “Shin seinen (新青年)”. After a variety of work experiences, he then made a debut as a writer in 1923.

While studying economics at Waseda University, he read books by Edgar Allan Poe and Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle. He was born on October 21th, 1894 in Nagoya.

D坂の殺人事件 他六編〈江戸川乱歩文庫〉 by Edogawa Rampo

D坂の殺人事件　他六編〈江戸川乱歩文庫〉 by Edogawa Rampo