• Handing down records of earthquake disasters to future generations

    The NDL collects, preserves and provides records in cooperation with various organizations.

  • Archiving websites for the future

    Information on the Internet is updated frequently, and websites come and go just as quickly. To counter the ephemeral nature of information on the Internet, the National Diet Library regularly collects and archives websites to preserve their content for the future.

  • The Colorful World of Digital Collections

    The NDL Digital Exhibitions features the NDL's unique collections with explanations covering various themes such as nishiki-e, landscape photographs and historical materials. Discover your favorites!

  • Web NDL Authorities: For accurate information retrieval

    Using Web NDL Authorities which provides organized data on authors, titles and subjects, you can search books more accurately in the NDL Online. 

Current~Coming Events and Exhibitions

  • Not Required

    June 20(Tue.)~March 31(Sun.),

    Event for Children's Reading Day: Encounters with Books, the Joy of Reading—An Interview with Tomihiko Morimi (Video) * will be held at the Video

  • Not Required

    March 19(Tue.)~March 31(Mon.),

    Lecture: "The Magic Door" by British picture book author Rachel Bright (Video) * will be held at the Video

  • Closed

    March 24(Sun.),

    Picture books and music for children "The Bear, the Piano and Little Bear's Concert" * will be held at the ILCL

  • Upcoming

    March 26(Tue.)~June 23(Sun.),

    The Imperial Library and the Dawn of Japanese Children's Books will be held at the ILCL

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