The area around Saikachi Koji, which is close to Odawara Castle and was once home to samurai residences, was where many literary figures such as Junichiro Tanizaki and Tatsuharu Miyoshi lived and wrote from the Meiji to Showa periods. The Literature Museum, located in a corner of Nishikako-koji Street, exhibits materials from Odawara-born literary figures such as Tanizaki and others who are closely connected to Odawara, as well as Kitamura Toruya and Ozaki Kazuo. On the premises, there is also the Hakushu Children's Song Museum, which displays materials related to Hakushu Kitahara, and Kazuo Ozaki's study, which was partially relocated. The Literary Museum and the Hakushu Children's Song Museum are located in the villa of former Imperial Household Minister Mitsuaki Tanaka.The Southern European-style literature museum and the Hakushu Children's Song Museum are built in a pure Japanese style, and the building itself, as well as the garden that shows off the charm of each season, are It has become attractive.
