The Japanese word for library is toshokan and librarian is toshokanin. Find a list of related words in the table below.
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| Romanji | Kanji | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Library としょうかん | Toshokan | 図書館 | |
| Public library こうきょうとしょうかん | Kōkyō toshokan | 公共図書館 | |
| Library books としょ | Tosho | 図書 | |
| Library card としょうかんカード | Toshokan kādo | 図書館カード | |
| Librarian ししょ | Shisho | 司書 | |
| Librarian としょかんいん | Toshokanin | 図書館員 |
Interesting facts about libraries in Japan
There is a total of 42,884 libraries in Japan – with 3,360 of them being public libraries.
As a matter of fact, every population center in Japan that has at least 50,000 inhabitants has its own public library. Not only are they very well funded, but they’re also enormous in size and sometimes even exquisitely beautiful – especially the ones in large cities like Tokyo.
If you’re interested then check out a list of some the most beautiful libraries in Japan here.