Tokyo Libraries and Bookstores

The Showa Women's University Library has over 600,000 items and is located next to the TUJ Campus. We are university partners and are committed to providing mutual access to both university communities. For TUJ users, review their User's Guide and Library Rules for more information.

Library Website

Japanese Research Databases

SWU allows TUJ students and faculty to access their Japanese databases on-site. See the full list of their resources here.

1. To use, enter the library and inquire at the front desk. They will provide you with a laptop and print request forms.
2. On this laptop, open up the desired database and identify the articles or information you want printed (download is not permitted).
3. Fill out the print request form with information about the article you want and give it to the staff at the front desk.
4. Upon paying the print fee, a librarian will retrieve the article and give you the printed copy.

The Musashi University Library has over 650,000 items and is located in the Nerima Ward. Next to their main library building there is a Foreign Book Plaza which contains a wide selection of books in English, German, French, and many other languages.

We are university partners and are committed to providing mutual access to both university communities. For TUJ users, review their User's Guide and Access Page for more information.

Library Website

The United Nations University Library contains print and digital materials on subjects related to such UNU themes as peace, security and human rights; development governance; population and health; global change and sustainable development; science, technology and society; the UN system; as well as sustainability science. Faculty, staff, and students from TUJ are allowed to borrow materials after registering for a UNU library card.

Library Website

"The Waseda International House of Literature (WIHL) functions as a literary resource center and cultural exchange facility.
As suggested by the informal name, the Haruki Murakami Library, [they] have all the published works of Haruki Murakami in Japanese and in translation. The wide range of related books is complemented by a collection of 3000 books (as of October 2021) that can be viewed in the facility’s reading spaces, including galleries."

The library is located on the campus of Waseda University and is open to the public, however users are not able to take any materials out of the library. 

Library Website

It is common practice for universities in Japan to require visitors to have an 'introduction letter' from their home library to visit. If there is another university library that you are interested in visiting, please contact a TUJ librarian to have an introduction letter drafted.

NCC Japan has a list of Japanese Museums, Libraries, and Archives on their webpage.