Motoori Norinaga
The library specializes in religion, Oriental studies, Near Eastern studies, anthropology, ethnology, topography, language, and Japanese literature. Among the valuable Japanese materials of its collection are six volumes designated as national treasures (such as the "Ōyo Bunchukō Shū"), over seventy volumes designated as important cultural properties, 15,000 printing blocks of "Jōruri inbon", 170 printing blocks of Motoori Norinaga, "Teikokun Kojiki", and 1,200 printing blocks of "Kogido Isho."