Takatsuki City Koderaike Library, Public library in Takatsuki, Japan.
Takatsuki City Koderaike Library is a two-storey reinforced concrete building of 3,070.20 square metres at 1-1 Nishi-Yosumi-cho, opened in 1988 as the city's second municipal library. It stands on land created by filling in part of Koderaike pond, which lies behind the library and gives it its name; a walking path and a deck over the water run around the pond.
Opened in 1988 as Takatsuki's second municipal library, on land created by filling in part of Kodera Pond, which still lies behind the building. It was built as a two-storey reinforced-concrete structure with 3,070.20 square metres of floor space, and from its first year it recorded more loans than the city's Tenjinyama Library.
The library takes its name from Kodera Pond behind the building, part of which was filled in to create the library site. A walking path and a deck over the water are laid out around the remaining pond, so visitors can combine a library visit with a walk along the water.
The library has no parking lot, so visitors arrive by train: JR Settsu-Tonda Station is a five-minute walk south, Hankyu Tonda Station three minutes east, and the Hankyu Tonda bus stop is right by the entrance. Hours run 10:00–19:00 on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, and 10:00–17:30 on Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and holidays. It closes on Mondays, the second Thursday of the month, stock-check days, the year-end and New Year period, and the third Sunday of February.
The library's site was created by filling in part of Kodera Pond, which still lies directly behind the building and gives the library its name. A walking path and a deck over the water were built around the pond, so visitors can combine a library visit with a loop past the water.
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