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Venues

How to use our facilities (at our temporary office)

Please also see our FAQ.

The Tokyo Bunka Kaikan is closed for major renovations.
During the building closure, the Music Library is open at the temporary office (the nearest train station: Yurikamome Line, Telecom Center Station).
Booking is required to use the library.

Reservation Form

Opening Hours

Viewing and listening to our materials: Thursday and Friday (regular) 11:30–18:30 *Last admission 18:00
Saturday, Thursday and Friday (public holidays) 11:30–17:00 *Last admission 16:30
Photocopy services: Thursday and Friday (regular) 11:30–17:30
Saturday, Thursday and Friday (public holidays) 11:30–16:00
Closed: Sundays through Wednesdays, and other dates, such as the year-end and New Year holidays
>>View Music Library Calendarexternal link

How to use the library

  • Booking is required to use the library. Please make a reservation using the reservation form or by telephone. (You can reserve up to two weeks ahead, through the same day of the week.)
    * Elementary school students must be accompanied by a caregiver. Pre-school children are not permitted to enter.
    * Even when using the library as a group, please make a reservation for each person.

    >> Reservation Form

    This reservation form accepts submissions at any time.

    >>Tel: +81-3-5962-1099

    Service Hours: Thursdays through Saturdays (excluding closed days) 10:00–17:00

  • We issue a registration card (valid for 2 years). If this is your first visit, please bring identification that can verify your name and address (e.g., a driver’s license).
  • If you already have a registration card, please remember to bring it with you.

Viewing and listening to materials

  • You can access our books, sheet music, magazines, and other similar materials. You can also listen to CDs and watch DVDs. However, as we are currently located at a temporary office, some materials may be unavailable for use while undergoing repair or catalog data registration and organization.
    * LPs and LDs are not available for viewing or listening. Also, performance program booklets are currently unavailable while they are being organized.
    * Hold requests for materials are not available.
    * These materials are available for in-library use only and cannot be checked out.

Photocopy services:

  • Photocopies of the stored materials can be made to the extent allowed under the copyright laws and the rules of our facility.
  • Cost: 30 Yen per copy on A3, B4, A4, and B5 format sheets (only black and white)
  • You may not duplicate the listening materials.

For questions and reference services:

  • Please do ask our desk staff when you have any questions.
  • For questions about our collection or music materials, please contact us by telephone or through the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan inquiry form.
  • We respond to inquiries only on days when the library is open. Please note that response times may vary depending on the content of your inquiry.
    Telephone: +81-3-5962-1099
    Service Hours: Thursdays through Saturdays (excluding closed days) 10:00–17:00

    * You can also search materials online.

    Online cataloguehttps://opac.t-bunka.jp/drupal/en/

Please note the following when using the library:

  • No food or beverage may be consumed inside the library.
  • We ask that you refrain from using our facilities for purposes other than viewing and listening to our materials, such as touring the facility, resting, or studying.

Getting there:

  • Location
    Aomi Frontier Building, 3rd floor
    2-4-24 Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0064
  • Directions
    Directly connected to Yurikamome Line, Telecom Center Station
    Get off the Toei Bus at Telecom Center Sta.