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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
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
Tōhoku region
Kantō region
Chūbu region
Kinki region
Chūgoku region
Shikoku region
Kyūsyū region
Municipal libraries
Special libraries
1,761 institutions were listed in the 2009 Directory of Special Libraries in Japan .
[1]
University libraries
In 2007, there were 758 four-year universities in Japan: 86 national, 77 public, 595 private.
[1]
General Library, Kansai University (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 )
Nagoya University Library (名古屋大学附属図書館 , Nagoya Daigaku Fuzoku Toshokan )
Tama Art University Library
Sophia University Library (上智大学図書館, Jōchi Daigaku Toshokan )
Central Library (中央図書館, Chūō Toshokan )
Law School Library (法科大学院図書室, Hōka Daigakuin Toshoshitsu )
Mejiro Seibo Campus Library (目白聖母キャンパス図書館, Mejiro Seibo Kyanpasu Toshokan )
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 )
General Library, The University of Tokyo (東京大学総合図書館 , Tōkyō Daigaku Sōgō Toshokan )
Komaba Library, The University of Tokyo (東京大学駒場図書館 , Tōkyō Daigaku Komaba Toshokan )
Kashiwa Library, The University of Tokyo (東京大学柏図書館 , Tōkyō Daigaku Kashiwa Toshokan )
Medical Library, The University of Tokyo (東京大学医学図書館 , Tōkyō Daigaku Igaku Toshokan )
Libraries for Engineering and Information Science & Technology, The University of Tokyo (東京大学工学・情報理工学図書館 , Tōkyō Daigaku Kōgaku Jōhō Rikōgaku Toshokan )
University Library for Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo (東京大学農学生命科学図書館 , Tōkyō Daigaku Nōgaku Seimeikagaku Toshokan )
The Library of Economics, University of Tokyo (東京大学経済学図書館 , Tōkyō Daigaku Keizaigaku Toshokan )
Pharmaceutical Sciences Library, The University of Tokyo (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