LibGuides: Kyoto University: Letters Library (文学研究科図書館／文学研究科学術雑誌閲覧室)

General Information

Facility:	The Library of the Graduate School of Letters and Faculty of Letters /The Library of Academic Journals, Graduate School of Letters
Address:	1st Basement, the new Building of Faculty of Letters, Yoshidahonmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501
Phone:	+81-75-753-2715 +81-75-753-2461 (Academic Journals)
FAX:	+81-75-753-2453 +81-75-753-2813 (Academic Journals)
Email:	letlib#mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Please replace # with @)

Hours

About the Library:

The Letters Library was founded in 1906 and its new building was completed in 1997. The library has 3 separate reading rooms with integrated stacks focused on philosophy, history, and literature. The library currently holds 990,247 books and 7,301 periodical titles.

Resources & Facilities

Kyoto University Main Library
京都大学附属図書館
Uji Library
宇治分館
Library, Human and Environmental Studies
人環・総人図書館
Letters Library
文学研究科図書館
Education Library
教育学研究科・教育学部図書室
Law Library
法学部図書室
Economics Library
大学院経済学研究科・経済学部図書室
Library, Center for Southeast Asian Studies
東南アジア研究所図書室
Libraries, The Institute for Research in Humanities
人文科学研究所図書室
Center for Informatics in East Asian Studies Library
東アジア人文情報学研究センター図書室

Summary of Collection(s)

Collection Size:

Books: 990,247 volumes

Periodicals: 7,301 periodical titles

Notable Collection(s):

Kuwabara Collection (桑原文庫): Collection of oriental history formerly owned by Dr. Kuwabara Jitsuzo (桑原隲蔵) (12,457 volumes).

Ebara Collection (潁原文庫): Collection of old Japanese literature formerly owned by Prof. Ebara Taizo (潁原退蔵), including many sets of woodcuts and handwritten books of haiku, one of his specialties. 6,040 volumes.

Nishida Collection (西田文庫): Collection of books on philosophy formerly owned by Dr. Kitaro Nishida (西田幾多郎) (1,627 volumes).

Suzuki Collection (鈴木文庫): Collection of Chinese studies formerly owned by Prof. Suzuki Torao (鈴木虎雄), mostly written in Chinese (14,025 volumes).

Imanishi (今西文庫): Collection of books on China formerly owned by Dr. Imanishi Ryu (今西竜), who specialized in Korean history (4,336 volumes).

URL
Online Library Catalog
KULINE

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

Databases

Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive 京都大学電子図書館
Contains over 2 million digital images of rare collections, and catalogs of the Meiji Restoration, Fujikawa collection, Zokyo Shoin, Tanimura, Konoe collection and more. Includes Konjaku monogatari-shu (Suzuka Ed.), designated as a national treasure, and 83 important cultural properties.
IIIF Compliant.

Access

How to Use the Facility

Using the Library

Prior to the Visit:

Please contact the library.

Please verify the desired material is available by using KULINE.

Photocopy:

Please refer to "Copying Service".

Copy Service

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Kyoto University: Letters Library (文学研究科図書館／文学研究科学術雑誌閲覧室)