1 / 4   Resting in a corner of a housing complex in Tokyo, Japan, a railway train carriage is the home of the Kumegawa train library for local children. /VCG Photo

2 / 4   Once running along an important railway line for local residents, the carriage, donated by Seibu Railway Company, now holds about 5,000 books, serving as a reading room for children and their parents. /VCG Photo

3 / 4   Maintained by 25 volunteers, it opens on Wednesdays and Saturdays. /VCG Photo

4 / 4   The train library first opened in 1967, but was removed from the complex. It opened again with another train carriage in 2001. /VCG Photo