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International Library of Children's Literature, National Diet Library 国立国会図書館 国際子ども図書館

The original building is 100 years old, a renovation made 21 years ago based on the design by Tadao Ando. Staircase is the original, the bay window will let you go out and touch a medallion relief on the wall. 3F used to be the reading room and I couldn't stop imagining what it was like back in the day, reading books from the library there, under those classy chandeliers. Nice and cozy children's library on 1F where we spent almost 3 hours, the main children's book library is in the back of the new building. They have a small cafe which was perfectly fine with little ones to have a quick lunch. Fun day!


Door to the staircase
Staircase light
Staircase the original
Lunch
Medallion relief
Looking up window on the bay window
Looking to outside bay window
Lights on the ceiling of a hall on the top floor
The hall used to be a reading room

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