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The writer's study left as it was, beside an eleven-metre wall of his own 20,000 books, built by Tadao Ando.
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Shiba Ryotaro Memorial Museum is an Osaka Prefecture registered museum established on the grounds of his home in Shimokosaka, Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, to convey the achievements of the author Shiba Ryotaro. It is operated by the Shiba Ryotaro Memorial Foundation, a public interest incorporated foundation. His many books, numbering 60,000, materials, and the study he used for writing remain just as when used in his last years, and the study can be viewed from the garden. The garden is meant to evoke the mixed woodland that Shiba Ryotaro loved.
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Founded / opened：2001 Architect / artist：Tadao Ando Highlights / collection：11-metre-high bookshelves, 20,000 books Genre：Architecture, Calligraphy
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