This website is the oldest fansite for the French writer Jules Verne in Japan. Via this website, we mean to introduce not only his major works but also minor ones to Japanese readers. In Japan, Jules Verne is one of the most famous French writer and Deux ans de vacances is the most famous work of him. The first translation (from an English edition, at that time) of Deux ans de vacances was published in 1898 and dozens of translations have been published since then. One of the best works of translation ("texte intégral") of this title is available from the publisher Kaiseisha and you can find it at Amazon.co.jp (vol.1 and vol.2).
The first Japanese translation of Jules Verne is Le Tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours by the translator KAWASHIMA Chunosuke in 1878, which is known as the most early translation of French literature directly translated from French text. If you are interested in early Japanese translations, here is a chronological table : Japanese Translations in the Meiji Era. Up to now, about 40 of his works has already been translated. Some of our recommending Japanese editions are: Voyage au centre de la Terre, Le Tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours, and From the Earth to the Moon (annotated by W. J. Miller).
If you can't read Japanese, Infoseek machine translation (Japanese to English, Chinese, Korean) will be helpful for you.
If you want some more information on this website or Japanese editions of Jules Verne, please send e-mails to 
or write your questions or comments at Jules Verne Board (ID:verne and Password:1828 for writing; Some members can read English or French).
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