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List of libraries in Japan

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This is a list of {{nihongo|libraries|図書館|toshokan}} in Japan.

Background

Isonokami no Yakatsugu's Nara period {{nihongo|Untei|芸亭}} is held out to be Japan's first public library, but private libraries, such as Kanazawa Bunko, remained the norm until modern times. The Imperial Library, one of the predecessors to the National Diet Library, was established towards the end of the nineteenth century. In 1948, during the Occupation, the {{nihongo|National Diet Library Act|ja}} was passed, creating Japan's sole national library,{{cite web|url=https://www.jla.or.jp/portals/0/html/libraries-e.html |title=Brief Information on Libraries in Japan - Public Libraries|publisher=Japan Library Association|accessdate=22 August 2020}} followed in 1950 by the {{nihongo|Library Act|ja}}, the twenty nine articles of which cover both {{nihongo|public libraries|公立図書館}} (Chapter II) and {{nihongo|private libraries|私立図書館}} (Chapter III).{{cite web |url=https://elaws.e-gov.go.jp/search/elawsSearch/elaws_search/lsg0500/detail?lawId=325AC0000000118 |script-title=ja:図書館法 |trans-title=Museum Act |language=Japanese |publisher=elaws.e-gov.go.jp |accessdate=22 August 2020}}

== National library ==

Public libraries

As of 2008, there were 3,106 public libraries in Japan, including: 1 regional library, 62 prefectural libraries, 2,433 city libraries, and 610 town libraries.

= Prefectural libraries =

== Hokkaidō region ==

== Tōhoku region ==

== Kantō region ==

== Chūbu region ==

== Kinki region ==

== Chūgoku region ==

== Shikoku region ==

== Kyūsyū region ==

= Municipal libraries =

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Special libraries

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1,761 institutions were listed in the 2009 Directory of Special Libraries in Japan.

University libraries

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In 2007, there were 758 four-year universities in Japan: 86 national, 77 public, 595 private.

It is also reported that almost all schools in Japan have libraries.https://www.jla.or.jp/portals/0/html/libraries-e.html

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