List of libraries in Japan

This is a list of libraries (図書館, toshokan) in Japan.

Background[]

Isonokami no Yakatsugu's Nara period Untei (芸亭) is held out to be Japan's first public library, but private libraries, such as Kanazawa Bunko, remained the norm until modern times. The Imperial Library, one of the predecessors to the National Diet Library, was established towards the end of the nineteenth century. In 1948, during the Occupation, the National Diet Library Act (ja) was passed, creating Japan's sole national library,^[1] followed in 1950 by the Library Act (ja), the twenty nine articles of which cover both public libraries (公立図書館) (Chapter II) and private libraries (私立図書館) (Chapter III).^[2]

National library[]

National Diet Library (国立国会図書館, Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan)
- Kansai-kan of the National Diet Library (国立国会図書館関西館, Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan Kansai-kan)
- International Library of Children's Literature (国際子ども図書館, Kokusai Kodomo Toshokan)

Public libraries[]

As of 2008, there were 3,106 public libraries in Japan: 1 regional library, 62 prefectural libraries, 2,433 city libraries, and 610 town libraries.^[1]

Prefectural libraries[]

Hokkaidō region[]

(北海道立図書館, Hokkaidō-ritsu Toshokan)

Tōhoku region[]

(青森県立図書館, Aomori-kenritsu Toshokan)
(岩手県立図書館, Iwate-kenritsu Toshokan)
(宮城県図書館, Miyagi-ken Toshokan)
Akita Prefectural Library (秋田県立図書館, Akita-kenritsu Toshokan)
(山形県立図書館, Yamagata-kenritsu Toshokan)
(福島県立図書館, Fukushima-kenritsu Toshokan)

Kantō region[]

(茨城県立図書館, Ibaraki-kenritsu Toshokan)
(栃木県立図書館, Tochigi-kenritsu Toshokan)
- (栃木県立足利図書館, Tochigi-kenritsu Ashikaga Toshokan)
(群馬県立図書館, Gunma-kenritsu Toshokan)
- (群馬県立点字図書館, Gunma-kenritsu Tenji Toshokan)
(埼玉県立図書館, Saitama-kenritsu Toshokan)
(千葉県立図書館, Chiba-kenritsu Toshokan)
- (千葉県立中央図書館, Chiba-kenritsu Chūō Toshokan)
- (千葉県立西部図書館, Chiba-kenritsu Seibu Toshokan)
- (千葉県立東部図書館, Chiba-kenritsu Tōbu Toshokan)
Tokyo Metropolitan Library (東京都立図書館, Tōkyō-toritsu Toshokan)
- Tokyo Metropolitan Central Library (東京都立中央図書館, Tōkyō-toritsu Chūō Toshokan)
- (東京都立多摩図書館, Tōkyō-toritsu Tama Toshokan)
(神奈川県立図書館, Kanagawa-kenritsu Toshokan)
- (神奈川県立川崎図書館, Kanagawa-kenritsu Kawasaki Toshokan)

Chūbu region[]

(新潟県立図書館, Nīgata-kenritsu Toshokan)
(富山県立図書館, Toyama-kenritsu Toshokan)
(石川県立図書館, Ishikawa-kenritsu Toshokan)
(福井県立図書館, Fukui-kenritsu Toshokan)
(山梨県立図書館, Yamanashi-kenritsu Toshokan)
(県立長野図書館, Kenritsu Nagano Toshokan)
(岐阜県図書館, Gifu-ken Toshokan)
(静岡県立中央図書館, Shizuoka-kenritsu Chūō Toshokan)
(愛知県図書館, Aichi-ken Toshokan)

Kinki region[]

(三重県立図書館, Mie-kenritsu Toshokan)
(滋賀県立図書館, Shiga-kenritsu Toshokan)
Kyoto Prefectural Library (京都府立図書館, Kyōto-furitsu Toshokan)
(京都府立総合資料館, Kyōto-furitsu Sōgō Shiryōkan)
(大阪府立図書館, Ōsaka-furitsu Toshokan)
- (大阪府立中央図書館, Ōsaka-furitsu Chūō Toshokan)
- Osaka Prefectural Nakanoshima Library (大阪府立中之島図書館, Ōsaka-furitsu Nakanoshima Toshokan)
(兵庫県立図書館, Hyōgo-kenritsu Toshokan)
(奈良県立図書情報館, Nara-kenritsu Tosho Jōhōkan)
(和歌山県立図書館, Wakayama-kenritsu Toshokan)
- (和歌山県立紀南図書館, Wakayama-kenritsu Kinan Toshokan)

Chūgoku region[]

(鳥取県立図書館, Tottori-kenritsu Toshokan)
(島根県立図書館, Shimane-kenritsu Toshokan)
(岡山県立図書館, Okayama-kenritsu Toshokan)
(広島県立図書館, Hiroshima-kenritsu Toshokan)
(山口県立山口図書館, Yamaguchi-kenritsu Yamaguchi Toshokan)

Shikoku region[]

(徳島県立図書館, Tokushima-kenritsu Toshokan)
(香川県立図書館, Kagawa-kenritsu Toshokan)
(愛媛県立図書館, Ehime-kenritsu Toshokan)
(高知県立図書館, Kōchi-kenritsu Toshokan)

Kyūsyū region[]

(福岡県立図書館, Fukuoka-kenritsu Toshokan)
(佐賀県立図書館, Saga-kenritsu Toshokan)
(長崎県立長崎図書館, Nagasaki-kenritsu Nagasaki Toshokan)
(熊本県立図書館, Kumamoto-kenritsu Toshokan)
(大分県立図書館, Ōita-kenritsu Toshokan)
(宮崎県立図書館, Miyazaki-kenritsu Toshokan)
(鹿児島県立図書館, Kagoshima-kenritsu Toshokan)
- (鹿児島県立奄美図書館, Kagoshima-kenritsu Amami Toshokan)
Okinawa Prefectural Library (沖縄県立図書館, Okinawa-kenritsu Toshokan)

Municipal libraries[]

Hakodate City Central Library
Tsuruma Central Library, City of Nagoya (名古屋市鶴舞中央図書館, Nagoya-shi Tsuruma Chūō Toshokan)

Special libraries[]

1,761 institutions were listed in the 2009 Directory of Special Libraries in Japan.^[1]

E.H. Norman Library, Embassy of Canada
(群馬県立点字図書館, Gunma-kenritsu Tenji Toshokan)
Japan Braille Library (日本点字図書館, Nippon Tenji Toshokan)

University libraries[]

In 2007, there were 758 four-year universities in Japan: 86 national, 77 public, 595 private.^[1]

(関西大学総合図書館, Kansai Daigaku Sōgō Toshokan)
Keio University Media Center (慶應義塾大学メディアセンター, Keiō Gijuku Daigaku Media Center)
(名古屋大学附属図書館, Nagoya Daigaku Fuzoku Toshokan)
Tama Art University Library
Tenri Central Library (天理大学附属天理図書館, Tenri Daigaku Fuzoku Tenri Toshokan)
Tokyo Institute of Technology Library (東京工業大学附属図書館, Tōkyō Kōgyō Daigaku Fuzoku Toshokan)
University of Tokyo Library (東京大学附属図書館, Tōkyō Daigaku Fuzoku Toshokan)
- (東京大学総合図書館, Tōkyō Daigaku Sōgō Toshokan)
- (東京大学駒場図書館, Tōkyō Daigaku Komaba Toshokan)
- (東京大学柏図書館, Tōkyō Daigaku Kashiwa Toshokan)
- (東京大学医学図書館, Tōkyō Daigaku Igaku Toshokan)
- (東京大学工学・情報理工学図書館, Tōkyō Daigaku Kōgaku Jōhō Rikōgaku Toshokan)
- (東京大学農学生命科学図書館, Tōkyō Daigaku Nōgaku Seimeikagaku Toshokan)
- (東京大学経済学図書館, Tōkyō Daigaku Keizaigaku Toshokan)
- (東京大学薬学図書館, Tōkyō Daigaku Yakugaku Toshokan)
Waseda University Library (早稲田大学図書館, Waseda Daigaku Toshokan)

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "Brief Information on Libraries in Japan - Public Libraries". Japan Library Association. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
^ 図書館法 [Museum Act] (in Japanese). elaws.e-gov.go.jp. Retrieved 22 August 2020.

[jla-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "Brief Information on Libraries in Japan - Public Libraries". Japan Library Association. Retrieved 22 August 2020.

[2] 図書館法 [Museum Act] (in Japanese). elaws.e-gov.go.jp. Retrieved 22 August 2020.

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