The Library of Rizhong Island in Osaka Prefecture is a must-see place for a stroll across the island. The Sumitomo family began to use Osaka as a base for its industrial development in the Edo era. In Meiji 37 (1904), the 15th generation of Sumitomo family heirs donated the construction and purchase fees of the library, thus establishing the library. At that time, its name was "Osaka Library" and later it was renamed "Osaka Prefecture Rizhong Island Library".