Shiba Ryotaro Memorial Museum — Attraction in Higashiosaka

Both novelist & architect are legends! Amazing architecture. No pictures inside the museum so please respect the rules. Respect the tranquility and calm of the tribute space. Tadao Ando did his magic of blending nature with concrete into a phenomenonal force of WA calmness. This place is worth a visit if you are in Osaka. They have a mini cafe and a souvenir store too. If you are a foreigner, you can take a brochure of your language at the gate where you buy your...

The museum looks nice, in particular the thousands of books in the tall book shelves.

But there's little to no information in English, so I couldn't learn anything in the museum. Moreover, the informative pamphlet is also not great. Subtitling the movie on display would already suffice to make it a good experience I think. Or at least allow visitors to take photos of the library, which is very...

Please make sure to have about ¥1000 in cash to buy a ticket via ticket machine at the entrance, because it accepts cash only. The library room inside is impressive. Staff is very polite and kind. Although you not allowed to take any photos or videos, it makes you live the moment and remember the beauty with your own eyes only. A place where architecture and literature...