Jan 8, 2014 - 1 min read

Library of International Friendship

Grab a book and a coffee and relax

By Eitetsu Terakado

Community writer

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Neo-Renaissance style building

Magazines in different languages

Newspapers in different languages

A room with displays and references to sister cities

A nice quiet corner for reading

Place to read for a family

The library from the back

There are tons of things to see in Mojiko, Kitakyushu. The whole city is like a historical site and it feels like you time traveled into the early 1900s. But because there is so much, it’s important to rest your feet. If you’re looking for a place to chill out, a short train ride from Hotel Crown Palais in downtown Kitakyushu and just outside JR Mojiko Station is the Library of International Friendship. The building is Neo-Renaissance style, which is easy on the eyes and helps create a relaxing mood. The library contains books and newspapers in Korean, Chinese, Japanese, English, Russian, and many other languages.

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By Eitetsu Terakado

Community writer

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Kim Bergström 6 years ago

I just adore that architecture, and that there are books and newspapers in so many languages here. Wonderful!

Tristan Scholze 10 years ago

Yeah, Eitetsu's been doing quite a bit of traveling lately and coming up with some fine photographs and reports of all kinds of interesting things to do.