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Kyoto Prefectural Library

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Country
  
Japan

Established
  
1898

Size
  
1,149,560 items

Budget
  
4.999 billion JPY (2014)

Type
  
Prefectural library

Location
  
Kyoto

Phone
  
+81 75-762-4655

Kyoto Prefectural Library

Items collected
  
books, journals, newspapers, maps

Address
  
9 Okazaki Seishojicho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 606-8343, Japan

Hours
  
Closed today Vernal Equinox Day might affect these hoursMonday(Vernal Equinox Day)ClosedTuesday9:30AM–7PMWednesday9:30AM–7PMThursday9:30AM–7PMFriday9:30AM–7PMSaturday9:30AM–5PMSunday9:30AM–5PM

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The Kyoto Prefectural Library is a prefectural library located in Seishoji-cho 9, Okazaki, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture. It was established in 1873, and is supported by the Kyoto prefectural government.

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History

  • 1873: Opened as Shushoin Library
  • 1898: Opened as the Kyoto Prefectural Library in Kyoto-gyoen
  • 1909: Opened as the Kyoto Prefectural Library in Okazaki, Kyoto
  • 1963: Many books transferred to the Kyoto Prefectural Library and Archives
  • 1995: The main building suffered serious damage in the Great Hanshin earthquake
  • 2001: Opened as a new building

    • Branch libraries

  • 1949: Kawaramachi Branch Library opened (Closed May 1976)
  • 1950: Fushimi Branch Library opened. (Closed March 1988)
  • 1950: Miyazu Region Branch Library opened. (Closed March 1997)
  • 1950: Ayabe Region Branch Library opened. (Closed September 1966)
  • 1950: Mineyama Region Branch Library opened. (Closed March 1997)
  • 1951: Kamigyo Branch Library opened. (Closed May 1976)
  • 1952: Sonobe Region Branch Library opened. (Closed November 1966)
  • 1952: Kitakuwata Region Branch Library opened. (Closed March 1980)
  • 1952: Kizu Region Branch Library opened. (Closed March 1975)
  • 1957: Nakagyo Branch Library opened by taking over administration of Kawaramachi Branch Library. (Closed March 2001)

    • References

    Kyoto Prefectural Library Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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