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Nitobe Private Bunko
In 1925 (Taisho 14), Dr. Inazo Nitobe gave part of his 10,000 book collection
to relatives who lived in Sanbongi Village (now Towada City) for improvement of the
culture of that area. The Nitobe Private Bunko was built as a repository for the
book collection by Kun Nitobe and Tsunetoshi Ohta (Inazo Nitobe's adopted father) near the
Taisozuka, the burial place of Dr. Nitobe's grandfather (Tsuto Nitobe). Books
on various subjects, including agriculture, law, politics, economics, industry, and
literature, were kept on the first floor of the Nitobe Private Bunko, and the records of
the Sanbongi Plateau Reclamation and traditional Japanese armors which had been handed
down from generation to generation were stored on the second floor.
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History of the
Nitobe Memorial Museum
2F- Dr.
Inazo Nitobe Corner
The Nitobe Private Bunko at Taisozuka (in Towada City),
now the site of the Nitobe Memorial Museum.