Library of the Sea

[1-minute walk to the beach] A library you can stay in near the sea

Umi no Library is a multi-purpose Facility combining a library, Property, and café, located in the small port town of Sanuki City Tsuda in eastern Kagawa Prefecture, just a 30-second walk from a 1km sandy beach selected as one of Japan's 100 Best Beaches. The books at Umi no Library are collected through drop-off boxes placed at restaurants, guesthouses, and other locations across The whole country that resonate with our concept, creating a system where books drift in from all over Japan. In addition to Umi no Library, we aim to establish collaborative hubs in each prefecture with bookshelves for the "Drifting Library," enabling situations where a book borrowed in Kagawa can be returned at a café in Tokyo, or a book borrowed in Osaka can be returned in Hokkaido. Pick up a book that catches your eye at the library, walk through the alley leading to the sea, and read while listening to the gentle sound of the waves, forgetting the passage of time. What Umi no Library strives to create is "a day that is just a little more peaceful and restful than usual" for its visitors.