Collections and resources at the Japanese Library

Detail of a print block with Japanese characters

The Japanese Library will operate reduced hours due to high temperatures in the reading room. It will be open from 9am–2pm on Friday 26 June.

 

Collections

The Japanese Library houses Oxford University’s principal collection relating to Japan and offers one of the best and most extensive research collections for Japanese Studies in Europe. We cover an extensive range of topics, including literature, history, linguistics, politics, economics, sociology and anthropology.

You can search for Western language and Japanese language books and journals on SOLO. Find out more about how to search SOLO.

Our Japanese manuscripts and antiquarian printed books are housed at the Weston Library. Further information is available via the Japanese Studies LibGuide. For enquiries and access requests, please contact the Japanese Library at bjl@bodleian.ox.ac.uk.