TOKYO -- An art deco building in the Japanese capital that has been serving as the country's first textbook library houses materials dating as far back as the Kamakura period (1185-1333). The stairway ...

TOKYO -- The sound of tree leaves swaying in the wind could be heard from the entrance of Fukagawa Library located besides Kiyosumi Garden in the capital's Koto Ward. The surroundings of the building ...

Whether to read a Pulitzer Prize-winning author in English, flick through global editions of Vogue magazine or delve into foreign encyclopedias, the Tokyo Metropolitan Library wants more foreigners to ...

Haruta Saito, a young amputee who dreams of becoming a Paralympian, remembers strapping on a prosthetic "running blade" for the first time. The 10-year-old, whose right leg was amputated at age 2, ...

Housed in a beautiful building renovated by the famed Tadao Ando, the International Library of Children’s Literature (an offshoot of the National Diet Library) carries around 400,000 books from 160 ...

Japan’s cities are dotted with “manga cafes,” but these establishments deliver much more on the first half of their names than the second. Sure, they’re stocked with plenty of comics to read, but they ...

The Goethe-Institut Tokyo offers library tours for school classes, students of all ages and interested institutions. The library tour is a 20-minute interactive journey through our library: you will ...

TOKYO - Haruki Murakami has held many identities in his 72 years of life: student, record store employee, owner of the jazz bar and coffee shop Peter Cat, radio DJ and - his claim to fame - ...

Read my Shiba Park Hotel review to see why this library-inspired Tokyo hotel is perfect for book lovers seeking a quiet, well-located stay.