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Privately owned library in Osaka attracts railway, travel lovers

Kazuhiko Fujita, owner of "Tetsudo Toshokan," meaning railway library, in Osaka, western Japan, shows railway-related publications, such as train schedules, and other mementoes on display at the library on April 29, 2015. The privately-owned library also sells train-related goods. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Private library in Osaka attracts train lovers

The building housing the privately owned "Tetsudo Toshokan," meaning railway library, is seen from a platform at Noda Station on West Japan Railway Co.'s Osaka Loop Line in western Japan on April 29, 2015. The library attracts travel lovers, elderly people who love nostalgia, and train enthusiasts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Old teahouse becomes gathering place for young mothers

Young mothers spend time at Hanamichi Toshokan, a picture book library created in an old "machiai-jaya," a traditional teahouse served by "geisha" female entertainers, in the Hakusan area of Tokyo's Bunkyo district as seen in this photo taken on May 20, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo