page_title: University of Tokyo Library
section_title: General Library
hierarchical_section_title: University of Tokyo Library / Branches / General Library
caption_attribution_description: English: General Library, Tokyo University, 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo Japan, designed by Yoshikazu Uchida in 1928.
context_page_description: The University of Tokyo Library in Tokyo, Japan, consists of the General Library, which provides services for all students and researchers affiliated with the university, Komaba Library, which supports the studies of the first two years of undergraduate education, Kashiwa Library, which functions as the back number center for natural science materials, as well as more than 60 faculty/institution libraries in various academic fields. The library has the largest collection in Japan, holding a total of over 8,000,000 books.
context_section_description: The General Library plays a central role in providing service to all the researchers and students of the university, as well as to give administrative support other branch libraries.  The library houses approximately 1,090,000 books, and these valuable collections attract many researchers in and outside of the university.  The library has a history of nearly 130 years since its opening in 1878.
  http://www.lib.u-tokyo.ac.jp/sogoto/ (Japanese only)
  http://www.lib.u-tokyo.ac.jp/koho/guide/guide/soto-e.html
  Eligibility for use of library
  - Persons affiliated with the University of Tokyo:
  Faculty members, graduate students, undergraduate students, auditors, personnel, and others who have been approved by the director
  - Persons from outside University of Tokyo (reference-only):
  Former faculty members, personnel, alumni, and others
  ILL service provides access to the holding of the General Library through interlibrary loan of original material.  Loan service is available to university libraries in Japan.  Please contact ILL section regarding other libraries.
caption: General Library
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