The University of Tokyo: Libraries of Graduate Schools for Law and Politics / Faculty of Law (東京大学法学部ライブラリー)

About the Library:

The Libraries of Graduate Schools for Law and Politics / Faculty of Law  consists of four sections: 

Faculty of Law Library holds general law information materials (books, journals, periodicals, Japanese law/precedents, etc), 

Foreign Law Materials Reading Room holds information materials on foreign laws and legal precedents. 

Legal History Materials Reading Room holds information materials on (mainly Japanese) legal history.

Center for Modern Japanese Legal and Political Documents [Meiji Shinbun Zasshi Bunko] mainly holds newspapers and periodicals published in the Meiji and Taisho periods.

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Collection Size (As of 2016): 

• Books: 760,000 volumes
• Periodicals:  5,900 titles

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

• Hours: 9:30-12:00, 13:00-16:00

• Closed: Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays, New Years Holidays, First Thursday of every month and the Entrance Exam Period. 

Prior to the Visit: Advance Inquiry Required

• Please contact the library:

   Hōsei shiryōshitsu jimu tantō 
   (法制史資料室事務担当) 
   Phone: +81-3-5841-3166 

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

• • A letter of Introduction (Word,  PDF)

• Library materials request form (図書閲覧願 Tosho etsuran negai) from your home institution. Please use the following form if your home institution does not have one:
  • Library Materials Request Form (Word,  PDF)

• The form should include:
  • Address
  • Phone number
  • Affiliation 
  • Name
  • Purpose of the visit (research objectives)
  • Requested materials 
  • Duration of visit
• And send it to:

Graduate Schools for Law and Politics / Faculty of Law Center for Modern Japanese Legal and Political Documents Meiji Shinbun Zasshi Bunko Section 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033
Phone:+81-3-5841-3171 (Direct), Ext. 23171
FAX: +81-3-5841-0212
E-mail: lmeiji#j.u-tokyo.ac.jp (Please replace # with @)

Upon Arrival: 

• Please present some form of personal ID, the application letter, and a letter of introduction at the service desk.

Photocopy: Please read "Photocopying" on their webpage.

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