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 470,000 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	906,781	547,547	14,275	3,921
Medicine	270,572	156,866	3,547	1,841
Engineering / Information Science and Technology	412,665	240,185	7,453	3,395
Humanities and Sociology	1,151,143	588,303	14,217	4,670
Science	222,613	180,299	5,911	4,432
Agricultural and Life Sciences	456,162	187,069	13,399	5,504
Economics	850,061	332,002	16,306	4,773
Arts and Sciences (Komaba Library, etc.)	1,246,793	599,077	7,696	5,087
Education	170,687	67,060	3,965	1,024
Pharmaceutical Sciences	51,599	37,029	886	448
Mathematical Sciences	158,879	143,020	1,739	1,630
Interdisciplinary Information Studies	145,059	60,621	2,746	1,362
Institute of Medical Science	445	116	45	14
Earthquake Research Institute	60,137	37,244	2,538	1,308
Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia	706,558	195,799	9,857	7,185
Institute of Social Science	360,314	143,469	7,612	2,264
Institute of Industrial Science	151,448	92,583	2,572	1,502
Historiographical Institute	551,806	16,596	3,302	284
Institute for Cosmic Ray Research	24,494	23,492	235	214
Institute for Solid State Physics	67,542	59,775	734	635
Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute	60,594	36,676	2,865	1,196
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology	49,212	30,749	494	414
University Museum	11,658	2,253	1,094	356
Subtotal	8,087,222	3,777,830	123,488	53,459
General Library	1,355,027	469,970	21,890	9,981
Kashiwa Library	472,212	330,113	24,847	16,532
Subtotal	1,827,239	800,083	46,737	26,513
Total	9,914,461	4,577,913	170,225	79,972