LibGuides: Tokyo University of Foreign Studies: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa Library (ILCAA)

General Information

Facility:	Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa Library
Address:	3-11-1, Asahi-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183-8534
Phone:	+81-42-330-5600
FAX:	+81-42-330-5610
Hours:	9:30-17:00
Closed:	Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays, New Year's Holidays. etc

About the Library:

ILCAA Library was open in 1964. The library holds 130,000 volumes of books, 1,600 journal titles, 11,000 reels of microfilm, 63,000 sheets of microfiche, and other research materials (documents, maps, photographs, videos) in other media.

Resources & Facilities

Main Library
東京外国語大学附属図書館
Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa
アジア・アフリカ言語文化研究所文献資料室
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TUFS Archives
大学文書館

Summary of Collection(s)

Collection Size (As of 2013):

Books: 146,624 volumes

Periodicals: 1,608 titles

Japanese/Chinese: 628 titles

Western languages: 980 titles

Notable Collections: Please refer to "ILCAA collection".

Online Resource(s)

Online Resource List
A wide range of resources published as a product of the Institute.
Resources include linguistic materials such as dictionaries, lexicons, and phonetic texts of Asian and African languages, digitized materials of rare books, and photographic materials collected by researchers.

Other Programs of Interest

Long-term Research and Affiliation

Visting profesors and scholars
6-12 month visiting program for professor and scholars (at the rank of Professor or Associate Professor) that allow international researchers for collaborative research projects with the ILCAA Research Staff and researchers in Japan. Four to six researchers every year.

Access

How to Use the Facility

Using the Library

The ILCAA Library is on modified rules due to Covid restrictons, please see the library guide for further instructions on using the library.

Library Guide: Read for Covid Restrictions on Library Use
Please follow the special procedures put in place.

Check the website for any updates after May 2023.

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Tokyo University of Foreign Studies: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa Library (ILCAA)