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Nakanoshima Lybrary, Osaka Central Hall

2017-03-28 19:30:38 | traditional city
I would like to inform Walking Trip of Nakanoshima Lybrary and Osaka Central Hall at Osaka City.


I ride Osaka subway from Osaka to Yodoyabashi.
Walking north from Yodoyabashi station 5minutes, I arrive at Osaka City Hall.

Around Nakanoshina we can see a lots of new buildings, and traditional ones.

First I visit Nakanoshima Lybrary that is eastside of Cityhall.

Osaka prefecture's library has two library that are Nakanoshima and HigashiOsaka.
HigashiOsaka has current normal books, Nakanoshima has Osaka's books and business books.

Nakanoshina Lybrary was built 1904, Neo Baroque style building, that is Important cultural assets of Japan.

I climb stone steps, 2nd floor is entrance.
This building has 3 floors.

Entrance panel shows "Osaka Lybrary".

I enter this lybrary, big steps are seen.


I climb 3rd floor.


Around steps, circle corridor exists.
On the ceiling, stained glass is decorated in a dome shape.

Right side is exhibition room that shows airline's goods.

I go to opposite side room.
There are many traditional books of Osaka.
This room is available for using PC.
So lots of high school students are studying in this room

Go down 2nd floor.
There are data room and rental room.

Ist floor entrance is bottom of stone steps.
This floor has many newspapers.

Next I go to Osaka Central Hall.

This hall was built 1918, that is a 3rd floor steel brick structure, neo-Renaissance style building.

Outer wall is combined brick color and stone color, it is beautiful.
3rd floor's special room has a famouce pictures of ceiling and wall.

I go down to underground.

Entrance is underground.

Underground floor has a restaurant and exhibition room.

Exhibition room shows this hall history.

Next go up to 1st floor.


1st floor has a big hall.
This day hold a university graduation.
2nd floor is a top area of 1st floor's hall.

Next I go to 3rd floor.
3rd floor has a special room.


This day is party, so restaurant members are preparing party diner.

The day that special room has not holding party or event, you can enter this room and see famous pictures.

Nakanoshima island has also park.
Please visit Osaka Oasis Nakanoshima.

That's it.