International Library of Children’s Literature, National Diet Library

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Address12-49 Uenokoen, Taito-ku, Tokyo, 110-0007, Japan
Business Hours9:30 - 17:00

[Days Closed]
Every Monday, the 3rd Wednesday of the month, national holidays (we are open on May 5th), New Year’s holiday
Phone Number81-(0)3-3827-2053
Official Websitehttps://www.kodomo.go.jp/
PricesFree
Access

It is a 10-minute walk from Park Exit of JR Ueno Station
It is a 15-minute walk from Ueno Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line and Hibiya Line

IntroductionIt is a national library that has children's books from Japan and abroad. There are two buildings; The one is a brick building where whoever can enjoy children's books regardless of age and the other is an arch-shaped building where is specialized library for children's books. The brick building is a historical building founded in 1906 and is in Renaissance-style. The arch-shaped building was built in 2015. Anyone can come and use it.