LibGuides: Ryukoku University: Fukakusa Library (深草図書館）

General Information

Facility:	Fukakusa Library
Address	67 Tsukamoto-cho, Fukakusa, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8577
Phone:	+81-75-645-2564
FAX:	+81-75-641-7955
Email:	f-lib#ad.ryukoku.ac.jp (Please replace # with @)

About the Fukakusa Library:

The Fukakusa Library holds a variety of materials related to social studies, focusing on economics, management and law.

Collection Size: 1,037,008 volumes (March, 2019)

Focus: Corporate History, Social Studies, Economics, Management, Law

Notable Collection(s)

Nagao Bunko: Corporate history collection (about 7,000 items). About 70% of nation's corporate histories from the Meiji to Showa (1985) are covered in this collection.

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

Online Library Catalog
古典籍デジタルアーカイブ
Some digital images from Ryukoku University's ancient document archives. This includes a catalog of documents excavated by Ōtani Expeditions to Central Asia
Ryukoku University Library Digital Archives
Digitized materials available from their website (2,873 title, 5,764 volumes, 247,026 items as of 2019)

Using the Library

Prior to the Visit:

Letter of Introduction (紹介状 Shōkaijō ) Required (from your home institution library). Please use the following form if the home institution does not have one:
- Letter of Introduction (Word, PDF)

Upon Arrival:

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Accessing Rare Materials

Please read "Accessing and Using Rare and Precious Books at Ryukoku University" on their web page.

Service Hours: 9:00-16:00

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