Japanese Library

Opening hours

Vacation

Monday – Friday: 9am – 5pm

The library will be closed 9am – 11am on 18 December, due to internal staff training to improve our services. We sincerely apologise to our readers for the inconvenience this may cause.

Christmas opening hours

The Japanese Library will be closed from Saturday 20 December – Sunday 4 January (inclusive).

Term time

From Saturday 17 January we will be open:

Monday – Friday: 9am – 7pm
Saturday: 11am — 2pm

Contact us

bjl@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
+44 (0)1865 284506

About the library

The Japanese Library houses the University’s main research and teaching collection for Japanese studies. Opened to readers in April 1993, it is located in the Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies on the premises of St. Antony's College. 

Find us

Bodleian Japanese Library
Nissan Institute Building (GF)
27 Winchester Road
Oxford
OX2 6NA

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