There are 10 city libraries in Shibuya which permit on-site browsing and borrowing. They also offer reference services, providing assistance to people who are doing research, and document reservation services. Events such as film showings are held at libraries.

City libraries

○ Chuo Library
Address: 1-4-1 Jingumae
☎3403-2591
A 6-minute walk from JR Harajuku Station

○ Komorebi-Owada Library
Address: Cultural Center Owada 2F, 23-21 Sakuragaokacho
☎3464-4780
A 5-minute walk from JR Shibuya Station

○ Nishihara Library
Address: 2-28-9 Nishihara
☎3460-8535
A 5-minute walk from Hatagaya Station on the Keio-
Shinsen Line

○ Shibuya Library
Address: 1-6-6 Higashi
☎3407-7544
A 2-minute walk from Kokugakuin Daigakumae bus
stop on the metropolitan bus running between Shibuya
Station and Nisseki-Iryo Center

○ Tomigaya Library
Address: 1-46-2 Uehara
☎3468-9020
A 3-minute walk from Yoyogi-Hachiman Station on the
Odakyu Line

○ Sasazuka Library
Address: Merkmal Keio Sasazuka 4F, 1-47-1 Sasazuka
☎3460-6784
A one minute walk from Sasazuka Station on the Keio Line

○ Honmachi Library
Address: 1-33-5 Honmachi
☎5371-4833
A 7-minute walk from Hatsudai Station on the Keio-
Shinsen Line

○ Rinsen Library
Address: 1-9-17 Hiroo
☎5793-9500
A 12-minute walk from JR Ebisu Station or Hiroo Station
on the Hibiya Metro subway line.

○ Yoyogi Library
Address: Yoyogi City Resident Facility 4F, 3-51-8 Yoyogi
☎3370-7566
A 7-minute walk from JR Yoyogi Station

○ Sasazuka Children’s Library
Address: 3-3-1 Sasazuka
☎3378-1983
A 12-minute walk from Keio Line Sasazuka Station

Hours

○ Chuo Library
Tuesday through Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Mondays, Sundays and national holidays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

○ Nishihara, Shibuya, Tomigaya, Honmachi and Rinsen Libraries
Tuesday through Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Mondays, Sundays and national holidays, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

○ Komorebi-Owada Library
Monday through Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sundays and national holidays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

○ Sasazuka Library
Tuesday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sundays and national holidays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

○ Yoyogi Library
Mondays and Wednesday through Friday, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

○ Sasazuka Children’s Library
Tuesday through Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Closed

○ Chuo Library
1st Monday and 3rd Thursday of the month, the New Year’s period and inventory period

○ Nishihara, Shibuya and Tomigaya Libraries
First and third Mondays of the month, Tuesdays of the weeks after the first and third Mondays of the month, every second Thursday, the New Year’s period and inventory period

○ Komorebi-Owada, Honmachi and Rinsen Libraries
Second and fourth Mondays of the month, the Tuesdays of the weeks before the second and fourth Mondays of the month, every second Thursday, the New Year’s period and inventory period

○ Sasazuka Library
Mondays (open if Monday is a holiday), every second Thursday, the New Year’s period and inventory period

○ Yoyogi Library
Tuesdays, 3rd Sunday and 2nd Thursday of the month, the New Year’s period and inventory period

○ Sasazuka Children’s Library
Mondays, 2nd Thursday of the month, the New Year’s period and inventory period

Borrowing books

Borrowing books

If you would like to borrow books you should bring your
certificate of alien registration or another form of personal
identification that provides your address and apply for a
library card. Up to 30 books and 10 CDs or cassette tapes
can be checked out for two weeks.

○ Returning items
Borrowed items should be returned at the counter (books
can be returned to any library in Shibuya). If the library
is closed simply drop the materials in the book slot at the
front entrance. Note that CDs and cassettes must be returned
directly to the library counter.

Book searches and orders

With “Kensakukun,” a search resource available in each
library, you can use an online computer to search through
and reserve materials housed in the Shibuya libraly system.
You can also use a similar service from the Shibuya libraries
home page. Additionally, a request service allows you
to reserve materials that have been checked out, or books
located in other libraries. Please note that each library features
a useful reference service housing a wide variety of
reference works.
Shibuya City libraries home page:
https://www.lib.city.shibuya.tokyo.jp/
From mobile phones:
https://www.lib-shibuya.tokyo.jp/winj/mobileopac/top.do）

Materials at the libraries

○ Foreign Books Corner
The Chuo Library has a Foreign Books Corner, primarily
with books in English, including novels, books on life and
culture in Japan, and beautiful illustrated volumes.

○ CDs, cassettes, laser discs, DVDs
The Shibuya library offers compact discs, and cassette
tapes. The Honmachi Library also offers the enjoyment of
films and music on laser discs and DVDs (which may not
be taken out).

○ Children’s books
Young children and elementary school students can also
use the libraries’ special children’s sections which offer
picture books, picture cards, and children’s tales (except at
Sasazuka Library).