English Guide

 The City of Ibaraki conferred the title of Honorary Citizen on Yasunari Kawabata, the first Japanese to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1968, in tribute to his great achievements which gave the citizens a deep sense of pride in the novelist who had his roots in the city. In May 1985 the Ibaraki Municipal Kawabata Literature Hall was dedicated as a center for familiarizing the citizens with the accomplishments of the Nobel laureate.

 On display are about  400 items such as books authored by Kawabata, his letters, manuscripts and calligraphic works as well as the scale model of his childhood home,  photographs and videos including the Nobel award ceremony in Stockholm.

Hours open

  9:00―17:00

Closed

  Tuesdays
  Day after a national holiday
  Year-end and New Year holidays
               (Dec. 28 through Jan. 4)

Admission

  Free of charge

Address

  2-11-25 Kamichujo, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0881, Japan

Tel

  072-625-5978

Access

   From JR Ibaraki Station  about 1.4 km
   From Hankyu Ibarakishi Station  about 1.3 km
   From Ibaraki Interchange of Meishin Expressway
            by car about 7 minutes
   Pay parking lot available