Architect Kengo Kuma is designing a public library at Tokyo’s Waseda University, Haruki Murakami’s alma mater, to house the author’s personal archive—as well as tens of thousands of vinyl records Murakami has collected. The library is set to open sometime in 2021. The Murakami Library (also called the Waseda International House of Literature) will be … Continue reading A new library built in honor of Haruki Murakami will open in 2021.