Libraries

The General Library, which serves students and the faculty of all campuses, has roughly 1.3 million books and 1,144 seats, making it the largest library in the system. The present building was constructed in 1928 with a donation from John D. Rockefeller, Jr. after the old building was completely destroyed by the Great Kanto Earthquake. A red-carpeted grand stairway, sculpted arches, and other
striking accoutrements lend the library a stately atmosphere.

Website: https://www.lib.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/library/general

The Komaba Library was opened in October 2002 to serve as the main library for the Komaba Campus. It features corridors letting in natural light, a spacious lounge, 1,075 seats, and holds some 680,000 books covering an immense range of subjects. As the first University library used by Junior Division undergraduates, Komaba Library is designed to enrich their experience on the Komaba Campus.
It also functions as a research library for Senior Division undergraduates, graduate students, and the faculty, while providing many services to support the Komaba Campus’ diverse lineup of education and research.

Website: https://www.lib.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/library/komaba

Serving primarily graduate students at the Kashiwa Campus, the Kashiwa Library is the newest of the main libraries, having started full operation in February 2005 after its initial limited opening in May 2004. Its collection currently stands at roughly 480,000 books, and it has automated stack rooms that are capable of housing one million volumes and are storing mainly back issues of natural science journals. The library’s media hall, community salon, and other facilities for group activities also make it a nexus for intra-campus exchange and interaction with local communities.

Website: https://www.lib.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/library/kashiwa

Faculties and Institutes	Total Books		Total Journals
	Total	Foreign	Total	Foreign
Law and Politics	912,859	550,513	14,292	3,891
Medicine	266,150	151,939	3,510	1,790
Engineering / Information Science and Technology	410,920	237,781	6,821	3,206
Humanities and Sociology	1,149,275	582,264	13,676	4,133
Science	223,097	180,417	5,924	4,443
Agricultural and Life Sciences	465,873	194,963	13,421	5,522
Economics	852,893	331,566	16,278	4,727
Arts and Sciences (Komaba Library, etc.)	1,257,925	601,445	7,774	5,110
Education	170,846	66,762	3,950	1,013
Pharmaceutical Sciences	51,909	37,111	841	427
Mathematical Sciences	160,710	144,734	1,769	1,630
Interdisciplinary Information Studies	144,222	59,773	2,714	1,354
Institute of Medical Science	429	137	45	13
Earthquake Research Institute	60,384	37,319	2,539	1,308
Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia	706,817	195,799	9,470	6,919
Institute of Social Science	359,229	142,271	7,572	2,250
Institute of Industrial Science	151,563	92,592	2,572	1,502
Historiographical Institute	553,838	16,625	3,355	286
Institute for Cosmic Ray Research	24,500	23,497	235	214
Institute for Solid State Physics	67,884	59,966	734	635
Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute	60,693	36,729	2,872	1,201
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology	49,322	30,782	494	414
University Museum	11,967	2,255	1,094	356
Subtotal	8,113,305	3,777,240	121,952	52,344
General Library	1,392,594	491,142	23,131	10,741
Kashiwa Library	481,997	337,467	24,925	16,631
Subtotal	1,874,591	828,609	48,056	27,372
Total	9,987,896	4,605,849	170,008	79,716