Live far away from the library?

No problem! We offer lending services atcommunity halls. For more information, pleaseinquire at your local community hall. In addition,
we also offer lending services at select assembly
hall community libraries, as well as anywhere
the Tomohato-gō Mobile Library goes. For moreinformation, please inquire at the Central Library.

For those with physical disabilities

・The Central and Children’s Libraries offer
book mailing services for those with physicaldisabilities. Note that this service is limited tothose who reside/work/go to school in Hiroshima
City, who have one of the following:（a）PhysicalDisability Certificate（Class 1-4）,（b）Special
Needs Certificate Ⓐ or A, or（c）Mental DisabilityCertificate（Class 1-2）.
・City libraries offer mailing services for books
on cassette and DAISY books, as well as
lending services for DAISY book players for
those with vision impairments who reside/work/
go to school in Hiroshima City.
・City libraries offer reading services（by reservation
only; excluding the Saeki Ward Library Yuki-Kōno
Reading Room, the Hiroshima City Manga Library,
and the Hiroshima City Manga Library Asa ReadingRoom）. The library is also equipped with imageenlarging systems for public use.

Events and more arious events such as book readings,
Vseminars, and exhibits are held at city libraries
throughout the year. Event information is postedon the Hiroshima City Libraries website; printed
fliers are also available.

Copy services

 opy services are available in accordance withC
the Copyright Act（some fees apply）.

Research and book reservation

・Feel free to consult with us about anything you’d
like to know or research. We’d be happy to help
you find the materials and information you’relooking for.
・You can search for books using the computer
terminals in the library, or your home computer,smartphone/mobile phone.
・You can also reserve books and materials in ourcollection（20 books maximum per person）. To
pick up reservations, please bring the Library
Card of the person who made the reservation tothe library.
・We also accept requests for books that are notin our collection. Please inquire at your local
library for more information（note: we may not
be able to acquire all requested books）.
・We may also be able to send for materials fromlibraries across Japan using the interlibrary loansystem; please inquire for more details.

Borrowing our library books

Library Hours
Central and Ward Libraries
Tuesday-Friday:
9 am-7 pm
Weekends and National Holidays:
9 am-5 pm
Peace Memorial Day（August 6）:
9 am-5 pm
Note: the Central Library will be open from 9 am-6
pm on weekends and national holidays inJuly and August, including August 6.
Children’s Library
9 am-5 pm
Saeki Ward Library Yuki-Kōno Reading Room（Yamayuri Hall）
Tuesday-Friday:
9 am-6 pm
Weekends and National Holidays: 10 am-5 pm
Peace Memorial Day（August 6）:
10 am-5 pm

Guide toHiroshima City Libraries
A brief introduction to the libraries andlibrary services available in Hiroshima City

Manga Library（Including Asa Reading Room）
10 am-5 pm*HRUA: Hiroshima City, Kure City, Takehara City,Mihara City, Ōtake City, Higashi-Hiroshima City,
Hatsukaichi City, Aki-Takata City, Etajima City,
Fuchū Town, Kaita Town, Kumano Town, SakaTown, Aki-Ōta Town, Kita-Hiroshima Town, ŌsakiKamijima Town, Sera Town, Iwakuni City, YanaiCity, Suō-Ōshima Town, Waki Town, KaminosekiTown, Tabuse Town, Hirao Town

・Your Library Card may be used at any Hiroshima
City library with a limit of borrowing a total of 10books maximum for up to two weeks acrossall libraries.
・Cards will be issued to individuals; membersof your family cannot use your card, however
in extenuating circumstances, such as
hospitalization, where it is not possible to visit thelibrary, it is possible to borrow books via proxy.
・We also have a group lending system whereby
groups can borrow 50 books for one month.
・A book delivery service（borrower must beardelivery fees）is also available. For details,please inquire at the Central Library.

Closing Information very Monday（library will remain open if August 6E
or national holidays fall on a Monday）
The day following national holidays（if this falls
on a weekend, Monday, or national holiday, thelibrary will be closed the next business day）
Library inventory days（the last day of oddnumbered months; should that day fall on a weekend
or Monday, inventory day shall be the last Friday ofthe month）

Returning our library books

・Library books can be returned to any Hiroshima
City library.
・Return your books to the Return Counter（nolibrary card necessary）.
・If the library is closed, place your books in thebook drop box.
・When returning books to your community hall,please keep in mind that it may take a few days
to process your return. Be sure to read thenotice regarding community hall return box
usage posted in your local community hall.
・You can also return books to the Hiroshima
City University Library（collection day isThursday）.
・Books may also be returned to Aeon Mall Gionor Fukuya Department Store（HiroshimaStation location）（inside Junkudo Bookstore（10F））. Books will be collected every day except
for when the library is closed.

New Years Holidays（December 29-January 4; ifJanuary 4 falls on a Monday, the library shall beclosed until January 5）
Special Inventory Period（within 7 days in the
period from April 1 to March 31 of the next year）

Hiroshima City Libraries
Websitewww.library.city.hiroshima.jp/Editing/Publication

・Those who reside/work/go to school in
Hiroshima City, and those who live in theHiroshima Regional Urban Area（HRUA）* areeligible for a Library Card to take out books.
When applying for or renewing your Library
Card, you will need a form of ID that verifies
your name and address（Driver’s License, Health
Insurance Card, School ID, etc）.
・Those who live in HRUA are free to use
municipal libraries and town libraries insideof HRUA. For more information, please inquireat the relevant library.

Smartphone site

Hiroshima City Central Library

www.library.city.hiroshima.jp/sp/

3-1 Moto-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima
Tel: 082-222-5542
Fax: 082-222-5545

Mobile sitewww.library.city.hiroshima.jp/m/

Note: when returning books to places other thanHiroshima City libraries, be aware that it may take a
few days to process your return.

Library books are public property;
please treat them kindly.
November 2020

Central Library
As the central library for all libraries in Hiroshima City,
we provide much more than just material collection andpreservation: we also offer viewing services, lending
services, reference services（research/consultation on
topics using the specialty materials and the internet）,
and business support services（including businessconsultations and seminars）. We also offer a Hiroshima
Information Room, home to a collection of local
information（including local history and government）,
journals by those struggling with illnesses, multicultural
service counter, as well as special book-related exhibits
throughout the year in the 2nd floor Exhibit Hall.
Special Collections
The Asano Collection
Rare materials such as a collection of ancientJapanese and Chinese books donated by thedescendants of the Asano family, the former feudal
rulers of the Hiroshima Domain, including illustrationsof castle town Hiroshima, maps of ancient castles
across Japan, Journey to the West, and more.
Hiroshima Literature Collection
A collection of first editions, magazines, handwritten
manuscripts and more from authors with ties toHiroshima, including a first edition of Akai Tori, amagazine of children’s stories and songs createdby Hiroshima-born pioneer of the children’s culture
movement, Miekichi Suzuki. All materials are displayedin the 3rd floor Hiroshima Literature Collection Room.
A digital archive of five Hiroshima authors, including
Miekichi Suzuki, Tamiki Hara, and Sankichi Tōge, areavailable online on our website.
Atomic Bomb Literature Collection
As a library located in Hiroshima, the site of thefirst atomic bombing, we have a wide collection ofmaterials regarding the bombing of Hiroshima andNagasaki to pass down the legacy of the bombings tofuture generations and to contribute to raising peace
awareness.
United Nations Depository Library
The City of Hiroshima is designated as a United
Nations Depository Library, serving the Chugoku/
Shikoku region with access to official records andUnited Nations Secretariat publications in English.
Children’s Library
As the central library for children, we collect/preserve
materials, as well as offer viewing, lending, reference
services（research/consultation）, and school librarysupport services. We serve as a bridge between children
and books, offering events such as story hours, bookclubs, and seminars, in addition to issuing recommended
book lists for children of various ages.
We also offer the following:・Local Author Section
・Atomic Bombing Section
・Children’s Culture Section
・Learning Materials Section
・Picture Books in Foreign Languages Section
・Picture Books for Babies and Toddlers Section
Ward Libraries
Ward libraries offer viewing and lending services, as well
as regular scheduled events such as story hours, bookclubs, and seminars. Each ward library is also home tounique sections of selected books.
Manga LibraryThis library is dedicated entirely to manga（comicbooks）and primarily includes manga from around the12th Century in the Heian Period（Scrolls of FrolickingAnimals）to the present, as well as materials for mangaresearch. In addition to their viewing and lending
services, you can also enjoy reading manga under thetrees outside or on the benches in the surrounding area.

⑧ Asakita Ward Library⑪ Saeki Ward Library Yuki-Kōno Reading Room（Yamayuri Hall）

353-1 Oaza Wada,
Yuki-cho, Saeki-ku
738-0601
Tel : 0829-40-4005
Fax: 0829-83-0134
600 meters from theŌhashi（YukiShucchōjōmae）bus stopSun
Pier ●
Yuki

Yuki
Hot
Spring

Yuki
Branch Oﬃce●

●YukiLodge

Map of Hiroshima
City Libraries

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Yunoyama〒●Route●433Wada Water●
Yuki Junior ResourcesHigh School Restoration CenterRoute488

Apply for your online reservation system password at your local library.
You can also request that books be sent to your local library from other branches;inquire at your library for more details.

⑦ Asaminami Ward Library
to KabeAstramline
Nakasuji
StationFuruichibashi
Station●Asaminami
WardOﬃce●

Asaminami
PoliceStation ●to Yokogawa

2-30-15 Kamiyasu,
Asaminami-ku 731-0154
Kamiyasu Bus Terminal 3F
Tel : 082-830-3675
Fax: 082-830-3676
Right next to the:Astramline Kamiyasu Station
Kamiyasu Bus Terminal

Manga Library
Asa Reading RoomAstramline⑧⑪
Saeki-ku

Asaminami-ku

Kamiyasu
BusTerminal ●⑬④ Higashi Ward Library
10-31 Higashi-kaniya-cho,Higashi-ku 732-0055（Inside the Higashi WardCommunity Cultural CenterBldg）
Tel : 082-262-5522
Fax: 082-264-2610
900 meters from JRHiroshima Stationright by the Higashi Ward
Office bus stop

Higashi Ward Library●Hiroshima● Higashi
StationKojin
Ward
Overpass
Oﬃceto ŌzutoHakushima⑫ Manga Library
1-4 Hijiyama-koen,
Minami-ku 732‐0815
Tel : 082-261-0330
Fax: 082-262-5406
800 meters from Hijiyamashita streetcar stop
900 meters from Dambarachuo bus stop

⑦Higashi-ku

Kamiyasu Station⑩Yasu Community
Yasu ●Center ●Kindergarten
Yasu ●Elementary School⑥Nishi-ku ② ① ④③ ⑤⑫ ⑨Naka-ku

Aki-kuManga Library
to Hiroshima
Station●Hijiyamashita●Hiroshima City
Kyobashi Museum ofRiver
Contemporary Art
Peace
Boulevard

to Ujina

Minami-ku

HijiyamaPark⑤ Minami Ward Library⑩ Saeki Ward Library
6-1-10 Itsukaichi-chuo,
Saeki-ku 731-5128（Inside the Saeki Ward
Community Cultural Center
Bldg）
Tel : 082-921-7560
Fax: 082-924-0742
300 meters from theCommunity Cultural Centerbus stop

to Yokogawa

Asakita-ku

Asaminami
Ward Library⑬ Manga Library Asa Reading Room

Kabe Station

Search for and reserve your library books anywhere, anytime withour online reservation system !

Saeki Ward Library
Yuki-Kono Reading Room

1-22-17 Nakasuji, Asaminami-ku
731-0122（Inside the Asaminami Ward
Community Cultural Center Bldg）
Tel : 082-879-5060
Fax: 082-879-8536
600 meters from the ShimoFuruichi bus stop 200 meters from
Astramline Nakasuji Station

Asakita Ward Library
7-28-25 Kabe, Asakita-ku
to Yoshida731-0221（Inside the Asakita Ward
●Community Cultural CenterBldg）
Route 191
toTel : 082-814-0340
KakeAsakita
Fax: 082-814-0604
RouteWardKabe183
500 meters from the
Bypass ● Oﬃce
Community Cultural
Center Iriguchi bus stopto Hiroshima Station

Hiroshima
Botanical● Garden
Nishi Hiroshima
Bypass Highway
toHatsukaichi

Saeki Fire
Department●●to KoiJapan Mint
Hiroshima
Branch ●Saeki Ward Library⑥ Nishi Ward Library
Yokogawa Station
6-1 Yokogawa-shin-machi,
Nishi-ku 733-0013（Inside the Nishi Wardto● Sky Plaza
Hiroshima
Nakahiro
Community Cultural
Yokogawa
StationStreetCenter Bldg）
Tel : 082-234-1970●Fax: 082-295-9287
to Kan-on
300 meters from JR
Yokogawa
1-chomeYokogawa Station
to TokaichiNishi Ward Library③ Naka Ward Library
4-17 Kako-machi,
toPeaceNaka-ku 730‐0812
Memorial Kamiyacho（Aster Plaza 2F）
ParkNaka
Tel : 082-248-9300
CulturalFormer Ward
Exchange Hall
Motoyasu Oﬃce
Fax: 082-247-8447
River
●
●
200 meters from
Kako-machi bus stop Nakajima ●●CityElementary●
HallSchool
Route 2
totoFukuyama
toIwakuni toYoshijima Ujina

Naka Ward Library② Children’s LibraryChildrenʼsLibrary

5-83 Moto-machi,Naka-ku 730‐0011（Inside the Children’sMuseum Bldg）
Chuo Park
Family Pool
Tel : 082-221-6755●Fax: 082-222-7020
300 meters from the
Genbaku Dome-mae●
streetcar stopYouthCenter●

toTokaichi① Central LibraryCentralLibrary

Hiroshima Castle

PrefecturalGeneral
Gymnasium●●

Astramline
Hiroshima
MunicipalMuseum
Hospitalof Art● ●●VideoOld Hiroshima Culture Library
Municipal
BaseballStadium
Hiroshima●
Bus Center ●A-BombDome mae●

Kencho-Mae
StationPrefecturalOﬃce●

toHiroshima
Kamiya-cho
Station-nishi
to Ujina

3-1 Moto-machi, Naka-ku
730-0011（Inside theCinematographic andAudio-Visual Library Bldg）
Tel : 082-222-5542
082-222-6440（For book inquiries/consultations）
Fax: 082-222-5545
500 meters from Hiroshima
Bus Center
400 meters from Astramline
Kencho-mae Station

If you lose your Library Card or borrowed book, or if your address/phone number changes,
please let us know as soon as possible.

16-27 Hijiyama-hon-machi, Kyobashi
Manga Library●RiverMinami-ku 732-0816
Hijiyama Park
（Inside the Minami Ward
Community Cultural CenterFoundation
Hiroshima
for Culture
IndustrialBldg）
and lndustryHall
Tel : 082-251-1080● ●●Fax: 082-252-4120
toRoute2 to
100 meters from the Minami Iwakuni● Fukuyama
Ward Office bus stop
MinamitoWard200 meters from the Minami
UjinaOﬃce
Ward Office streetcar stop
Minami Ward Library⑨ Aki Ward Library
3-2-16 Funakoshi-minami,Aki-ku 736‐8508（Inside the Aki Ward
Community Cultural CenterBldg）
Tel : 082-824-1056
Fax: 082-824-1057
400 meters from JR
Kaitaichi Station
Right by the Funakoshicho/Aki Ward Office busstop

toFukuyama
Funakoshi Station
Elementary
School ●Route2

toHiroshima
Station

Kaitaichi
Station● ● Aki Ward

Aki ●WardOﬃce

to KureStationGeneral Welfare
CenterAki Ward Library