Tagajo City Library opens on March 21, 2016 as "Tohoku's leading cultural exchange hub"

2016.03.22 Press Releases
Tagajo City / Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.

Tagajo City, Miyagi Prefecture (Mayor: Kenjiro Kikuchi) has positioned the city as a symbol of its recovery from the earthquake disaster and is promoting the development of a central urban development project around JR Tagajo Station. The complex, which includes the Tagajo City Library, will open on March 21, 2016. Through a partnership with Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. (President and CEO: Masuda Muneaki, hereinafter referred to as CCC), we aim to become "the leading cultural exchange hub in Tohoku."

The new Tagajo City Library is based on the concept of a "home" where citizens live and gather. It can be used in a variety of ways, such as spending time with family, meeting friends, or studying alone, and it can be a place for everyone. The three-story building also has an adjacent shopping area, which will house Tsutaya Bookstore (the first in Tohoku), Starbucks Coffee, FamilyMart!! (the first in Tohoku), and the cafe and restaurant PUBLIC HOUSE.

<9 Features of Tagajo City Library>

1) A cozy library that feels like home – the first floor is a living room, the second floor is a study, and the third floor is a study room.

When planning the new library, we asked Tagajo residents in a survey about the kind of library they would like to have, and many of them said it should be a "comfortable space."With this in mind, the first floor of the library is stocked with materials related to food, clothing, shelter, and daily life, creating a relaxing space like a living room. The second floor is a study-like space with a newspaper section and books on literature, humanities, art, and other subjects. The third floor provides a quiet and focused environment for reading books and doing research for study, research, or work.

2) A collection of 220,000 books
3) The first municipal library in Tohoku that is open 365 days a year. Opening hours are 9:00-21:30.
4) The seating capacity is 299. We have created a library where you can stay. (400 seats in the entire complex) 5) A kids' library has been set up. The reading space is semi-open, making it easy for first-time users to participate and allowing children to concentrate. Picture book author Ryoji Arai has painted artwork on the walls, which can be enjoyed by both children and adults. It is also equipped with a kids' terrace and nursing room, making it a friendly environment for those raising children.

6) Reading passbooks will be distributed to children in junior high school and younger in Tagajo City. This is a fun service that allows you to record your reading history. *For other people, it is available for a fee.
7) A return post will be installed for returning books outside of opening hours. You can also return books at JR Kokufu Tagajo Station, Shimouma Station, and Family Mart (3 stores in the city).
8) We manage the school library. In addition to six elementary schools in Tagajo City, librarians will be dispatched to the libraries of four junior high schools starting this spring.
9) In the adjacent shopping area, the first Tsutaya Bookstore in Tohoku and FamilyMart!! will open.
Tsutaya Bookstore will offer books for sale, a wide selection of videos, music, and comic rentals, a stationery corner with a selection of gift-giving masterpieces, and a cafe and restaurant with private rooms and a barbecue terrace.

Company name: Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.
Representative: Muneaki Masuda (President and CEO)
Business: Entertainment business centered on bookstores, database marketing business centered on T-Points, planning of online services and new platform services
CCC, which operates TSUTAYA stores nationwide, has started a new business, planning and operating libraries. The company is planning a renovation of the Takeo City Library and Historical Museum in Takeo City, Saga Prefecture, and will operate it as the designated manager from April 1, 2013. We are launching new services such as Library & Cafe, where you can read books in the cafe before they are loaned out, and the ability to use the library with a T-Card. In October 2015, the Ebina City Central Library (Ebina City, Kanagawa Prefecture) was reopened after renovation. The Tagajo City Library will be the third library in the series, and in the future, plans are underway to develop facilities centered around libraries in Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture; Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture; and Nobeoka City, Miyazaki Prefecture.


Name: Tagajo City Library
Opening hours: 9:00-21:30 /　
Closed days: none; open all year round
Number of books: 220,000
Number of seats: 299 *400 seats in the entire complex
Site area: 4,052.00 m2 (1,226 tsubo)
Total floor area: 7,013.75m² (2,122 tsubo)
Exclusive area (library section) 3,342.30 m2 (1,011 tsubo)
Property acquisition: 1,828,637,000 yen
Library system construction work: 107,840,000 yen
Other expenses (equipment, etc.) 5,176,000 yen (2015 budget)
Designated management fee: 270,494,000 yen (2016 budget)
Ekikita Building A Management Association Contribution: 37,325,000 yen (2016 budget)

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Tagajo City Library opens on March 21, 2016 as "Tohoku's leading cultural exchange hub"

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Tagajo City　
Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. Public Relations: Hanai Motonaga / 03-6800-3570