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西尾市岩瀬文庫

西尾市, Japan

西尾市岩瀬文庫

The Iwase Bunko Library located in Nishio, Aichi Prefecture, Japan is home to important collections of early modern Japanese printed books and manuscripts. The library was founded in 1908 (Meiji 41) by wealthy local businessman and politician Iwase Yasuke (岩瀬 弥助), who made his fortune selling fertil

izer and stock investments. He was elected mayor of Nishio in 1898 but stepped down after 16 months in office. During this time, he became interested in civic philanthropy. Opening the library cost Yasuke 30,000 yen, he would spend 300 yen a month to renew and expand its holdings, The original library building was a three-story brick building with a basement level. It has features not typically found in other libraries of the era, including a reading room with reserved seats for women and a children’s play area. The original building is still available for visitors to explore, but the library has since expanded into larger quarters at the same location. The library is located around 75 minutes by train and by foot from Nagoya Station. When it first opened, the library held 27,000 volumes, held for the express purpose of public enlightenment. It was never intended as a lending library, rather...

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