A public library that collects and provides materials related to society / humanities, Kanagawa, audiovisual materials, etc. The architecture was designed by Kunio Maekawa, who learned from Le Corbusier, a master of modern architecture, and is considered to be the flagship of postwar modernist architecture. The music hall built as a complex and the staggered layout of the building create a flowing space inside and outside the building, and by using large glass sashes and perforated brick blocks, it becomes a bright and transparent space. ing. A work that represents the "technical approach", an ideal architectural design method based on industrialization advocated by Maekawa. Received the Architectural Institute of Japan Award in 1954. It has been selected by DOCOMOMO for the construction of modern movements in Japan. (Reference: "Kunio Maekawa Architectural Exhibition Catalog" 100th Anniversary, Kunio Maekawa Architectural Exhibition Executive Committee 2005)