Tours of the Tokyo Main Library
To introduce the facilities and functions of the Tokyo Main Library, we offer guided tours (available for age 18 or over). For further information, please contact us.
Guided tours in Japanese
Tours are available for age 18 or over. High school students cannot join a tour unless they are school library committee members (age 16 or over).
- Contact for reservation and inquiry
- General Affairs Section,
Service Administration Division,
Reader Services and Collections Department
Tel: +81-3-3581-2331 (switchboard)
Guided tours in English
- Eligibility
- Guided tours in English are available for non-Japanese visitors who are age 18 or over and do not understand spoken Japanese.
Japanese visitors accompanying non-Japanese visitors are also welcome to participate in the tour. - Number of participants
- Up to 5 people per tour
- Duration
- The tour takes about 40 minutes to complete.
- Availability
- Either Mondays or Fridays, excluding national holidays
- Starting time
- Either 10 a.m. or 2 p.m.
- How to Contact Us
- To contact us, please complete the Inquiry Form available on our website. Select ‘Others’, begin your message with ‘Guided tours in English,’ and then provide the following information.
- Your preferred date and times
- The number of people in your party
- The full names of all people in your party (including anyone accompanying your party)
- Your affiliation
*Tour details will be emailed to you after your application is accepted. Please make sure that your email settings allow messages from the domain ndl.go.jp.
*Please apply at least seven days in advance of the day you wish to tour the library.