Oya Soichi Bunko, Mitaka
Facts and practical information
Soichi Bunko is a library in Japan that holds the popular, non-academic magazines and books collected and prized by Oya Soichi, with continuations of the collection after he died. Magazines include those about the popular culture of the day. Oya Soichi played an important role as a social critic for 50 years, during which time he published translations, anthologies, and books and also accumulated over 200,000 magazines, journals, and books. After he died in 1970, Oya Soichi Bunko was founded in Hachimanyama, Tokyo and later in Ogose, Saitama in an effort to catalog the books written by Oya Soichi as well as make available his own significant body of work. ()
世田谷区 (shi tian gu qu)Mitaka
Oya Soichi Bunko – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Setagaya Literary Museum, Ōmiya Hachiman Shrine, Tamagawa Aqueduct, Kamikitazawa.
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Bus
- 松沢病院前 • Lines: 八01, 烏51, 経02 (4 min walk)
- 上北沢公園 • Lines: 八01, 烏51, 経02 (6 min walk)
Train
- Kami-kitazawa (10 min walk)
- Hachimanyama (11 min walk)
Metro
- Kyodo • Lines: Oh, Ot (35 min walk)