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Hosa Library

Aichi · Nagoya · Museums

Japanese name: 名古屋市蓬左文庫

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Hosa Library
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WHAT TO DOHosa Library

The Owari Tokugawa library intact - a rare case where what a daimyo house actually read survives as a whole.

WHEREAichi

Owari · Nagoya

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The Owari Tokugawa library intact - a rare case where what a daimyo house actually read survives as a whole.

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The Hōsa Library (蓬左文庫) is a library located on the compound of the Ōzone Shimoyashiki in Nagoya, central Japan.

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Founded / opened:1935 Highlights / collection:110,000 books of the Owari Tokugawa family, Daimyo books Genre:Calligraphy, Antique art and Buddhist art

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