Shiba Ryotaro Memorial Museum

What it is

• A museum dedicated to author Ryotaro Shiba.
• Established on his former home premises.
• Operated by the Shiba Ryotaro Memorial Foundation.
• Foundation established on November 1, 1996.

What to see

• Shiba's study, preserved as it was in his later years.
• A garden modeled after a coppice forest.
• Exhibition room designed by Tadao Ando.
• 20,000 books on 11-meter-high bookshelves.
• Handwritten manuscripts and personal belongings on display.

Getting there

• 8-minute walk from Kintetsu Yaenosato Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.