Tsuruma Central Library
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is a library serving Nagoya, Aichi
, Japan
. It was established in 1923 but burned down in 1945 in the Second World War and reopened in 1952. It is closed every Monday, unless that Monday is a national holiday, in which case the library is instead closed on the next weekday. It is also closed on every Friday of the month and for about a week for the Japanese New Year
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It is located in Tsuruma Park
, close to Tsurumai Station
on the subway and JR rail lines.
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Nagoya, Aichi
is the third-largest incorporated city and the fourth most populous urban area in Japan.Located on the Pacific coast in the Chūbu region on central Honshu, it is the capital of Aichi Prefecture and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, Chiba, and Moji...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It was established in 1923 but burned down in 1945 in the Second World War and reopened in 1952. It is closed every Monday, unless that Monday is a national holiday, in which case the library is instead closed on the next weekday. It is also closed on every Friday of the month and for about a week for the Japanese New Year
Japanese New Year
The is one of the most important annual festivals, with its own unique customs, and has been celebrated for centuries. Due to the importance of the holiday and the preparations required, the preceding days are quite busy, particularly the day before, known as Ōmisoka.The Japanese New Year has been...
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It is located in Tsuruma Park
Tsuruma Park
Tsuruma Park is located in Shōwa-ku, Nagoya, central Japan.- History :The park's history goes back to the year 1909. It features a large water fountain and a gazebo for music bands from the early 20th century, constructed in the European style fashionable at that time.Located within the park is...
, close to Tsurumai Station
Tsurumai Station
is a train station in Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.It provides access to Nagoya University Hospital and Tsuruma Central Library.-Lines:*Nagoya Municipal Subway**Tsurumai Line *Central Japan Railway Company**Chūō Main Line...
on the subway and JR rail lines.
Name
Despite being located in an area called Tsurumai, the name of the library and the park that it is located in are named Tsuruma without an "i." This is despite the fact that the place name "Tsurumai" and the library name "Tsuruma" are written the same way in Japanese in kanjiKanji
Kanji are the adopted logographic Chinese characters hanzi that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Indo Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet...
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