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Please send books and materials to the Kanazawa Library.

Last Updated March 14, 2019

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The staff of the ward office brought the book and donated it to the Kanazawa Library. By the end of October, 120 books have been collected!
Photographs of books donated by ward office staff
There are also valuable books such as "Naoki 35 Works" that could not be obtained due to cut-out or out of print.…

Photo of stickers attached to books donated by ward office staff
This sticker is attached!

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We are looking forward to receiving donations from residents of the city.

For example,...

◆New books, paperbacks, and books with many reservations

◆Materials within approximately five years after publication

◆Materials on Kanazawa Ward
There are many materials that tell us about the history and culture of Kanazawa Ward. It's okay to be old. If you are thinking about disposal, please go to the library!

◆Photos of old and changing streets
It is a valuable resource to know about that era. Please donate image data and photos.

Photographs from Kanazawa Hakkei Station
The photo is taken from the vicinity of Kanazawa Hakkei Station (taken by Sadaaki Nakamaru).

◆A book related to Kanazawa Ward
That writer is related to Kanazawa!

  • Kenko Urabe (Kaneyoshi Yoshida) "Tsurezure grass"-Kanazawa is in 34 steps ~
    One of the three major essays in Japan. "Tsurezure-Kusa" that everyone learned once when they were a student, and in 34 steps.…In a ura called Musashi no Kuni Kanazawa…It's written as " In addition, you can see how he played in Kanazawa in "Kenyoshi Hoshi Self-selected Family Collection". It is said that Kaneyoshi stopped by Shomei-ji Temple, and Kaneyoshi's writing paper (envelope) remains. (<Iwanami Bunko and others>
  • Yasuo Uchida's "Yokohama Murder Case"-Octagonal Hall of Mt. Teraura is the murder site-
    A man was dead at the octagonal hall in the back of Shomeiji Temple. Mitsuhiko Asami series. Description of Shomei-ji Temple ・ Origin of Kanazawa Hakkei and residential land development in Nishishiba…Along with the episode of the interview at the end of the Tsunogawa Bunko edition, you will be interested in the state of Yokohama at that time. <Tsunogawa Bunko and others>
Writers and works related to Kanazawa Ward (excerpt) ※For more information, please visit the Kanazawa Library website.
TitleAuthorPublishers, etc.Explanation
"The Day of Musashi Kanazawa"
(Received to the Street)
Akiko Yosano[Product cut/out of print]
Kanazawa Library Collection
A poet and writer who is known for his modern translations of the songbook "Midare Hair" and "The Tale of Genji". It describes the situation when he visited Kanazawa for the tanka party.
"Taiheiki"35, Naoki[Product cut/out of print]
Kanazawa Library Collection
A period novel based on the theme of the Yuru Luo of the Satsuma Domain. Became a popular writer in this work. He left his name in the Naoki Prize. The tomb is located in Choakira-ji Temple.
"High Views of Modern Kanazawa"
(Received from "Kusashido Shusho")
Eiji Yoshikawa[Product cut/out of print]
Kanazawa Library Collection
His masterpiece "Miyamoto Musashi" is famous. Born in Yokohama. It is one of the essay collection "Soshido Tsusho". It depicts spending a summer in Kanazawa.
"Return home"Jiro Osaragi[Product cut/out of print]
Kanazawa Library Collection
He is known as the author of "Kurama Tengu" series. Route 1 and Tomioka Tunnel appears. There is a commemorative literary museum in Yamate, Yokohama.
"The solitary sword doesn't break."Renzaburo Shibata[Product cut/out of print]
Kanazawa Library Collection
Edo Castle's first blade wound incident occurred by Akishige Toshima, the lord of Tomioka Village, has been taken up. The memorial tower of Akishige, his child, and Tsutsushige, remains at Keisanji Temple.
"Kanazawa Hakkei"
(Received from "My Love's Grave Mark")
Ayako SonoShincho BunkoWriter. A friend of the landlord settled in after the war was a house on a cliff that climbed a slope from Kanazawa's Hakkei. It is said that the sea in the inlet was clearly visible.
'Towing in the afternoon'Yukio MishimaShincho BunkoA novelist and playwright. At the end of the story, I walked from Aoto to Torimizuka. Even now, half a century has passed, it is almost exactly as described in the novel.
"Kanazawa Hakkei" and "Yushinan"
(Received from "Koshikata's Notes")
Kiyokata Kaburaki[Product cut/out of print]
Chuo-toshokan Collection
A memoir of a Japanese painter known for her beauty painting. He has a villa in Yatsu-cho. The villa is named "Yushin-an", and the state of spending there is also spelled out.
"The Far Fall Day,"Junichi WatanabeKodansha BunkoWriter. Received the Naoki Prize for "Light and Shadow". A biography novel depicting human Hideyo Noguchi, not the great man Hideyo Noguchi. The era of the Nagahama Quarantine Station is depicted.
"Hufu Corridor"Sonoko Sugimoto[Product cut/out of print]
Kanazawa Library Collection
A work depicting Japan's first international actress Sadayuki Kawakami for Yukichi Fukuzawa's daughter Fusako and her son-in-law Momosuke. The villa of Fusako and his eldest son Komakichi, was in Tomioka.

※Requests for donation

  • Please bring it to the Kanazawa Library counter.
  • If you have any questions, please contact Kanazawa Library's Donation Section (Tel: 045-784-5861).
  • Please leave it to the library to handle the donated books.
  • We cannot accept broken, sunburn, dirt, writing, old encyclopedias, picture books, old encyclopedias and picture books, or complete works of art already owned in Yokohama City Library.
  • Please note that we may not be able to meet your kindness.

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