National Diet Library

The National Diet Library (国立国会図書館, Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan) is the only national library in Japan. It was established in 1948. The purpose of the library is to assist members of the Diet of Japan (国会, Kokkai). The library is similar in purpose and scope to the U.S. Library of Congress. The National Diet Library has two main facilities. One is in Tokyo and the other is in Kyoto. There are also several branch libraries in Japan. Related pages National Archives of Japan References Other websites Media related to National Diet Library at Wikimedia Commons NDL Japanese website NDL English website NDL Digital Archive Portal (English) Archived 2008-04-13 at the Wayback Machine Kansai-kan of the NDL (English) Digital Library from the Meiji Era (English summary only) Archived 2005-10-13 at the Wayback Machine Digital Library from the Meiji Era (Japanese) Rare Books Image Database (Japanese) Archived 2005-08-31 at the Wayback Machine NDL image viewer Archived 2006-01-13 at the Wayback Machine. NDL-OPAC Japanese IndexArchived 2002-10-02 at the Wayback Machine NDL-OPAC English Index Archived 2009-12-11 at Archive-It Database of National Diet Minutes (Japanese) Database of Imperial Diet Minutes (Japanese) NDL Interlibrary Loan Application Procedures Archived 2005-11-19 at the Wayback Machine NDL Photoreproduction Service Archived 2005-11-14 at the Wayback Machine NDL Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures