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Odawara Literature Museum (小田原文学館)

Flow of the course

About 180 min here

About this spot

This museum, housed in a Western-style building originally built as the villa of Count Tanaka Mitsuaki, a former Minister of the Imperial Household, is the climax of the day. It displays materials on writers deeply connected to Odawara, and the garden and the building itself are also well worth seeing. The Hakushu Children's Song Museum (白秋童謡館) on the same grounds lets you experience the world of Kitahara Hakushu, who wrote many nursery rhymes while living in Odawara. The moment children recognize a familiar song, such as Yurikago no Uta (Cradle Song), among the exhibits is the biggest highlight of this course.

Season & hours

Name: 小田原文学館・白秋童謡館

Date & time: 3–10月10:00–17:00・11–2月10:00–16:30（入館は閉館30分前まで）・月曜(祝日の場合は翌平日)/年末年始(12/28–1/3)休館

Venue: 小田原市・小田原文学館・白秋童謡館

Source: city.odawara.kanagawa.jp

Tips

Admission is 250 yen for adults, 100 yen for elementary and junior high school students, and free for preschoolers (a combined ticket for both museums). Opening hours are 10:00-17:00 from March to October and 10:00-16:30 from November to February, with last admission 30 minutes before closing. Closed on Mondays (the following weekday if Monday is a holiday) and during the New Year holidays (December 28-January 3).