Libraries

The General Library, which serves students and the faculty of all campuses, has roughly 1.4 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 700,000 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 490,000 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	920,072	554,380	14,396	3,959
Medicine	262,011	146,979	3,458	1,715
Engineering / Information Science and Technology	406,785	232,767	7,485	3,457
Humanities and Sociology	1,145,652	575,741	13,379	3,749
Science	224,176	181,152	5,935	4,449
Agricultural and Life Sciences	468,108	194,583	13,408	5,389
Economics	855,132	331,363	16,213	4,655
Arts and Sciences (Komaba Library, etc.)	1,264,231	595,103	7,840	5,146
Education	170,503	66,216	3,961	989
Pharmaceutical Sciences	52,104	37,142	840	426
Mathematical Sciences	162,404	146,284	1,813	1,675
Interdisciplinary Information Studies	140,905	57,633	2,701	1,342
Institute of Medical Science	429	137	45	13
Earthquake Research Institute	60,538	37,362	2,539	1,308
Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia	707,499	197,270	9,088	6,548
Institute of Social Science	357,776	142,043	7,531	2,219
Institute of Industrial Science	151,694	92,599	2,571	1,501
Historiographical Institute	559,278	16,742	3,432	291
Institute for Cosmic Ray Research	24,511	23,503	235	214
Institute for Solid State Physics	68,121	60,058	734	635
Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute	60,539	36,736	2,872	1,200
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology	49,081	30,563	498	417
University Museum	12,303	2,258	1,092	354
Subtotal	8,123,852	3,758,614	122,066	51,651
General Library	1,423,659	507,602	24,422	11,485
Kashiwa Library	491,811	344,812	25,329	16,862
Subtotal	1,915,470	852,414	49,751	28,347
Total	10,039,322	4,611,028	171,817	79,998