University of Tokyo Library
The University of Tokyo Library in Tokyo, Japan, consists of the General Library, the Komaba Library, and the Kashiwa Library. The University of Tokyo (UTokyo) library has the largest collection in Japan, holding a total of over 8,000,000 books. Branches General Library The General Library provides service to all the researchers and students of UTokyo, along with administrative support for the other branch libraries. The library houses approximately 1,090,000 books The library has a history of nearly 130 years since its opening in 1878. The General Library is open to faculty members, graduate students, undergraduate students, auditors, personnel, and others who have been approved by the director. Former faculty members, personnel, and alumni are also allowed to use it. ILL service provides access to the holding of the General Library through interlibrary loan of original material. Loan service is available to university libraries in Japan. Komaba Library Komaba Library mainly supports the studies of the first two years of undergraduate education. Faculty members, graduate students, undergraduate students, auditors, others who have requested use from outside the university, and others who have been approved by the director can use the Komaba Library Kashiwa Library Opened in 2004, Kashiwa Library is a