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Libraries in Japan map & data

There are 3,851 libraries mapped in Japan, spread over 47 prefectures. The most are in Tokyo (501), Osaka Prefecture (204) and Aichi Prefecture (189). 95% of them carry a name, and many add an address, phone number, website or opening hours. Well-known examples include 神奈川工科大学附属図書館, 神宮文庫 and 秋田市立図書館明徳館.

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47prefectures

148 KBlayer size

November 2026updated

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Libraries by prefecture

Prefecture	Locations	Share
Tokyo	501	13%
Osaka Prefecture	204	5.3%
Aichi Prefecture	189	4.9%
Chiba	186	4.8%
Kanagawa	178	4.6%
Saitama	175	4.5%
Hokkaido	154	4.0%
Hyogo Prefecture	148	3.8%
Fukuoka Prefecture	123	3.2%
Shizuoka	103	2.7%
Hiroshima	96	2.5%
Kyoto Prefecture	92	2.4%
Okayama Prefecture	75	1.9%
Gifu Prefecture	69	1.8%
Toyama	69	1.8%
Nagano	68	1.8%
Saga Prefecture	67	1.7%
Ibaraki	64	1.7%
Okinawa Prefecture	62	1.6%
Shiga	61	1.6%
Kagoshima Prefecture	59	1.5%
Gunma	59	1.5%
Niigata	59	1.5%
Akita	56	1.5%
Ishikawa Prefecture	56	1.5%
Yamaguchi	55	1.4%
Mie Prefecture	52	1.4%
Kumamoto	52	1.4%
Yamanashi	52	1.4%
Nagasaki Prefecture	47	1.2%
Tochigi	46	1.2%
Miyagi	45	1.2%
Ehime Prefecture	45	1.2%
Shimane	43	1.1%
Kochi Prefecture	41	1.1%
Fukui Prefecture	39	1.0%
Nara Prefecture	39	1.0%
Oita	38	1.0%
Wakayama Prefecture	33	0.9%
Tottori Prefecture	33	0.9%
Yamagata	33	0.9%
Tokushima Prefecture	33	0.9%
Iwate	32	0.8%
Miyazaki Prefecture	31	0.8%
Kagawa Prefecture	31	0.8%
Fukushima	30	0.8%
Aomori	26	0.7%

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Every library in the layer comes with its name, category, brand and operator, street address, city, postcode, phone, website, opening hours, the region it is in, latitude and longitude (each where known). Public and university libraries.

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How many libraries are there in Japan?

This layer holds 3,851 libraries in Japan, the most of them in Tokyo. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.

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The name, category, brand and operator, street address, city, postcode, phone, website, opening hours, the region it is in, latitude and longitude (each where known).

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