釧路文學館 / Kushiro Bungakukan

釧路文學館（位在釧路市）是在中央圖書館的6樓，收集、保存以及展示以釧路為舞台的小說等相關的文學資料。可以看到珍貴的首刷版和原稿。從北海道開拓時期以來，釧路作為道東的中心都市而繁榮，許多作家發表了以釧路為舞台的小說。實際在這裡居住的作家也很多，可以瞥見文學街道的風采。

Kushiro Bungakukan (Kushiro City), or museum of literature, is on the sixth floor of the city library. They archive and exhibit valuable books like first editions or authors’ handwritten manuscripts. Kushiro flourished in the relatively early times of Hokkaido's developmental period. Interestingly, many novelists, such as Takuboku Ishikawa, settled in Kushiro, the main city of eastern Hokkaido. They went on to write novels using Kushiro as the setting of the story. Kushiro City is proud of regarding itself as a town of literature. This small museum shows both temporary and regular exhibits.