The Kanagawa Museum of Modern Literature is located on a hill overlooking Yokohama Bay Bridge in Harbor View Park. The museum collects and preserves manuscripts, letters, and other valuable materials of literary figures associated with Kanagawa Prefecture, and holds literary exhibitions to introduce writers and their works.
In addition to the permanent exhibition introducing literature of Kanagawa, the museum holds individual exhibitions of great writers associated with Kanagawa such as Soseki Natsume, Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Junichiro Tanizaki, and Yasunari Kawabata, as well as thematic exhibitions of poetry, haiku, children's literature, popular literature, etc. Lectures, reading sessions, and other events related to the exhibitions are also held.
In addition to the permanent exhibition introducing literature of Kanagawa, the museum holds individual exhibitions of great writers associated with Kanagawa such as Soseki Natsume, Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Junichiro Tanizaki, and Yasunari Kawabata, as well as thematic exhibitions of poetry, haiku, children's literature, popular literature, etc. Lectures, reading sessions, and other events related to the exhibitions are also held.
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| Hours | 9:30-17:00 Reading room open until 6:30 p.m. Closed on Monday Open on public holidays. Closed during the New Year holidays. |
| Fee | Venue may charge entrance fee on a per-event basis. |
| Location | Location: 110 Yamate-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 231-0862 Phone：045-622-6666 Fax：045-623-4841 10 minute walk from exit 6 at Motomachi-Chukagai Station on the Minatomirai line, 20 minute walk from the Motomachi exit of Ishikawa-cho Station on the JR Negishi line. |
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