Tokyo Main Library
Notice for Visitors
Information
- August 1, 2022
Tours of the Tokyo Main Library are once again available on a limited basis - September 3, 2021
Last day of service in 2021 at the Tokyo Main Library to be Saturday, December 25 - September 1, 2021
Revised Copying Fees - April 26, 2021
Relocation of periodicals - March 10, 2021
Termination of the National Union Catalog of Newspapers in Japan Database - September 4, 2020
Temporary suspension of library services during the transfer of library materials from the Tokyo Main Library to the Kansai-kan - May 27, 2020
Reopening of National Diet Library Facilities - May 18, 2020
Temporary Closure Extended to Wednesday, June 10, 2020 - April 10, 2020
Temporary Closure Extended to Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - March 30, 2020
Temporary Closure Extended to Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Library Holidays
Sundays, National holidays, the yearend and New Year's holidays and the third Wednesday of the month (for refiling).
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(On Saturdays, admission reservations are required to enter the Tokyo Main Library.)December 2022
- Library Holiday
- 4th, 11th, 18th, 21st, 25th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 -
(On Saturdays, admission reservations are required to enter the Tokyo Main Library.)January 2023
- Library Holiday
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 8th, 9th, 15th, 18th, 22nd, 29th
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
For the yearly schedule of Library closure, please see the Library Calendar.
Library Open Hours
| Opening hours | 9:30-19:00 (17:00 on Saturday) |
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| Requests for closed stack materials | 9:30-18:00 (16:00 on Saturday) |
| Same-day Photoduplication Requests (Printouts of electronic resources on the same day) | 10:00-18:00 (16:00 on Saturday) |
| Later date photoduplication requests (sent by mail) | 10:00-18:30 (16:30 on Saturday) |
* Some special materials rooms have different service hours. For more information, please see the guide, "Special Materials Rooms and Reading Rooms".
Address
1-10-1 Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8924 JAPAN
Tel : +81-3-3581-2331
Tel : +81-3-3581-2331