Rare Books and Old Materials Room
Rare Books and Old Materials Room
- User Registration is required to use materials (originals and microfilmed materials).
- To use rare books and semi-rare books, you need to submit an application in advance. We cannot accept walk-in applications for same day use.
- Advance reservation is required to use the originals on Saturdays. (Advance reservation is not necessary to use microforms and digitized materials)
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| Features and collections | In the Rare Books and Old Materials Room, rare books, semi-rare books (including old Western books, newspapers, and periodicals), Japanese old books up to the Edo Period, Chinese old books up to the Qing Dynasty, etc. are available. |
| Go to other reading rooms | Reprinting, reproduction, annotation of classics |
| On open shelves or in closed stacks? | All materials are in closed stacks |
| Opening hours | Mon.- Sat. 9:30-17:00 |
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| Photoduplication |
Special permission for photoduplication is required in case of copying all pages from the originals. Request for regular photoduplication service (collect on-site at a later date / sent by mail):10:00-16:30 Print from microfilmed materials can be received on the same day. Request for same-day photoduplication service:10:00-16:00 |