Tohoku University: Main Library (東北大学附属図書館 本館)

About the Library:

The Main Library was opened in 1973 at the Kawauchi Campus.  

Collection Size (As of March 2014):

• Books: 2,718,468 volumes 
  • Japanese books: 1,566,128 volumes 
  • Non Japanese books: 1,152,340 volumes
• Periodicals: 43,399 periodical titles
  • Japanese: 26,179 periodical titles
  • Non Japanese: 16,823 periodical titles
• E-journals: 13,875 periodical titles
  • Japanese: 464 titles
  • Non Japanese: 13,411 titles

Notable Collection(s): 

• Soseki Collection: The personal collection of the great writer Soseki Natsume (1867-1916), consisting of 3,068 volumes. Many of them are English literature with handwritten notes by Soseki himself. The collection also includes Soseki's diaries, notebooks, exam questions, and some pieces of manuscripts and rough drafts.  For more information, please go to Natsume Soseki Library.

Note: Tohoku University holds a variety of collections that are considered valuable. For the list of their collections with English descriptions, please refer to "List of Major Special Collections".

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

Using the Library

Prior to the Visit:

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