Retro Japan in Photos: Univ. library in Osaka Pref. made up of Gothic, modernist sections

Retro Japan in Photos: Univ. library in Osaka Pref. made up of Gothic, modernist sections – The Mainichi

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The old library section with many tall, narrow Gothic-style windows is seen on Kansai University’s Senriyama Campus in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Aug. 29, 2025. (Mainichi/Tsutomu Koseki)

The old library section with many tall, narrow Gothic-style windows is seen on Kansai University's Senriyama Campus in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Aug. 29, 2025. (Mainichi/Tsutomu Koseki)

The round library section designed by Togo Murano is seen on Kansai University's Senriyama Campus in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Sept. 1, 2025. The exterior walls are covered with dark brown salt-fired tiles. (Mainichi/Tsutomu Koseki)

The old library section with many tall, narrow Gothic-style windows is seen on Kansai University's Senriyama Campus in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Aug. 29, 2025. (Mainichi/Tsutomu Koseki)

The junction between the round library section, an extension designed by Togo Murano, left, and the Gothic-style old library section with its many tall, narrow windows is seen on Kansai University's Senriyama Campus in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Sept. 1, 2025. (Mainichi/Tsutomu Koseki)

The top floor of the round library section, now serving as a permanent exhibition room for a museum, is seen on Kansai University's Senriyama Campus in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Sept. 29, 2025. The ceiling features numerous skylights that let in natural light. (Mainichi/Tsutomu Koseki)

A spiral staircase with smooth curves is seen at the center of the round library on Kansai University's Senriyama Campus in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Aug. 29, 2025. (Mainichi/Tsutomu Koseki)

The area that once served as the reading room of the old library has been converted into a special exhibition room for a museum, as seen on Kansai University's Senriyama Campus in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Sept. 1, 2025. The space is characterized by its high ceiling. (Mainichi/Tsutomu Koseki)

The area that once served as the entrance to the old library is seen on Kansai University's Senriyama Campus in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Sept. 1, 2025. Hallways and stairways are adorned with textured tiles up to about 1.5 meters high, with plaster applied above. (Mainichi/Tsutomu Koseki)

The staircase in the old library is seen on Kansai University's Senriyama Campus in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Sept. 1, 2025. Hallways and stairways are adorned with textured tiles up to about 1.5 meters high, with plaster applied above. (Mainichi/Tsutomu Koseki)

A doorway in the old library is seen on Kansai University's Senriyama Campus in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Sept. 1, 2025. In the old library section, doors leading to the main rooms are arched at the top and adorned with grape-patterned reliefs. (Mainichi/Tsutomu Koseki)

A grape-patterned relief above an arched door is seen in the old library on Kansai University's Senriyama Campus in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Aug. 29, 2025. (Mainichi/Tsutomu Koseki)

Dark brown salt-fired tiles on a wall of the round library, designed by Togo Murano, are seen on Kansai University's Senriyama Campus in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Sept. 1, 2025. (Mainichi/Tsutomu Koseki)

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