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Nakanoshima is a 3 km long and 50 hectares narrow sandbank in Kita-ku, Osaka city, Japan, that divides the Kyū-Yodo into the Tosabori and Dōjima rivers. Many governmental and commercial offices (including the city hall of Osaka), museums and other ...

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Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2. ...

Osaka Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. It was established in 1904; and is today one of two libraries which are supported by the Osaka Prefectural government.

History of the building

The Neo-baroque style is enhanced with four massive columns which stand at the building's front entrance. The building's stone walls harmonize with the other structures build on the island in the same period. The library's copper roof dome is a distinctive feature.Japan-i
Classic Architectural Structures in Nakanoshima
Initial construction was completed in 1904; and additional construction work in 1922 created an exterior appearance which remains to this day. The main building and both wings were designated as important cultural assets in 1974. It continues to function as a public library. The library is located in the vicinity of

Nakanoshima Park The Nakanoshima Park (中之島公園 ''Nakanoshima kōen'') is the first public park opened by Osaka in 1891, after its foundation as a city. It is located in Kita ward, on the Nakanoshima (中之島) sandbank, lying between Dōjima and Tosabo ...

References

External links

Osaka Prefectural Nakanoshima Library web site
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Japan Mint The is an Independent Administrative Institution of the Japanese government, responsible for producing and circulating the coins of Japan. The agency has its head office in Osaka with branches in Saitama and Hiroshima. The Japan Mint does not pr ...

2002 International Coin Design Competition -- see competitor design, "Centennial of erection of the Nakanoshima Library"
https://web.archive.org/web/20071109161748/http://www.mint.go.jp/eng/topics/new/page09.html ... also see "Fine Works" plaster model, Kouji Kitanaka (designer)] {{Authority control Nakanoshima Library buildings completed in 1904 Libraries in Japan Tourist attractions in Osaka 1904 establishments in Japan Buildings and structures in Osaka Important Cultural Properties of Japan