Kokugakuin University: Shibuya Campus Library (渋谷キャンパス図書館)

About the Library:

The Main Library occupies the first, second, third, and second basement floors of the Academic Media Center.  

The library holds about 1 million 380 thousand books on Shintoism, the history of Japan, Japanese literature, the humanities, and social sciences.  They also store about 60 thousand reels of microfilm, and 240 thousand sheets of microfiche.

Collection Size:

• Books: 1 million 380 thousand volumes

• Microfilms: 60 thousand reels

• Microfiche: 240 sheets

Focus: Shintoism, Japanese History, Japanese Literature, Humanities, Social Sciences

Notable Collection(s):

• Old Manuscript
• Kogake monjo (久我家文書): a designated cultural heritage, passed down through the Kuga family (from the Heian to the Meiji period).

• Shinto Studies
• Ōharae no Kotoba Chūshaku Taisei (大祓詞註釈大成): annotation of "The Formula of Great Purification" compiled by Nobuki Yamamoto, Shōzō Kōno, and Nokazu Miyaji. Ōharae no Kotoba is a shinto ritual to make sins disappear.  It used to be performed at the imperial court.

Note: The Guide uses the ALA/LC standard romanization, however, it also reflects a different romanization system used by an individual institution.

Using  the Library 

Prior to the visit:

• Please verify the desired material is available by using K-aiser.

• Letter of Introduction (紹介状 Shōkaijō) from your home institution library (or from the Embassy Library of home country, if already in Japan). Please use the following form if the home institution does not have one:

• • A letter of Introduction (Word,  PDF)

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