Toyo Bunko, the Alley of Wisdom

Toyo Bunko, the Alley of Wisdom

Toyo Bunko is located near the verdant Rikugien Garden. As you walk into the countryard of Toyo Bunko Library and Museum, you enter the Alley of Wisdom. The panels along the alley are inscribed with insightful phrases from across Asia. They were selected by Toyo Bunko scholars. Please take a moment to absorb the wisdom of celebrated historical figures and anonymous thinkers.

Toyo Bunko is a research library and museum dedicated to the history and culture of all of Asia.     
https://toyo-bunko.or.jp/en/about/

Birds don't appreciate the sky and fish don't appreciate the water. Local culture is the life source of human living.  … Thai

Wealth and assets are a kind of magic, but learning and knowledge are a precious golden vase. … Burmese

 

Urdu is our lanuage, the universal language of this world. … Urdu

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