Source: Nakanoshima Children’s Book Forest
Nakanoshima Children’s Book Forest is a children’s library designed by Japanese master architect Tadao Ando. It is a three-story library space which is completely surrounded by walls of books – looking just like a vast book forest. Currently, the library holds a collection of around 18,000 books, which are categorized into and displayed under 12 themes that cater to children, such as “Let’s Play with Nature” and “Move Your Body”. A diversity of books is presented in the library, ranging from storybooks, picture books, art books, cookbooks to books translated from foreign languages and more. Children can freely discover and develop an interest in reading here. It is also noteworthy that children can take books out from the library to the adjacent park and read them at the riverside, under the shade of trees, on the lawn, or at other spots of the park. This conveys to children the message of reading without boundaries.
Add: 1 Chome-1-28 Nakanoshima, Kita Ward, Osaka (inside nakanoshima park)
