Tomigaya Library

Books beneath a school swimming pool

Tomigaya Library occupies one 510m² floor beneath Tomiya Elementary School's swimming pool. The children's corner comes immediately inside, with general books farther back: roughly 32,000 general and 21,000 children's books, and 43 seats. The official floor guide also identifies large-format picture books, magazine/newspaper areas, catalogue terminals and a universal-access toilet.

Picture books, maps and illustrated material offer a starting point without fluent Japanese. The children’s corner near the entrance and general books farther inside give different interests a place.

What a visitor can use

On-site seats and borrowing registration are separate. Freely usable seats are provided; a borrowing card requires Tokyo residence, work or study. There is no dedicated study room: reading seats are intended for library materials. Counter staff offer help locating material on a subject. Reading is free; permitted copies of library material cost ¥10 per black-and-white A4/A3 sheet, or ¥50 colour A4 and ¥80 A3, subject to copyright limits.

At 1-46-2 Uehara, it is about three minutes from either Yoyogi-Hachiman or Yoyogi-koen station. Hours are Tuesday–Saturday 9:00–19:00; Sunday/Monday/holidays 9:00–17:00. Closures are the first and third Mondays, the Tuesday in the week following each, the second Thursday, year-end and inventory periods; holiday closures move to the next weekday.

Before you go

Hours and fees

1-46-2 Uehara. Use the library for quiet on-site reading of its materials. The primary FAQ describes freely usable seats; borrowing registration is a separate process limited to Tokyo residents, workers or students. Tuesday–Saturday 09:00–19:00; Sunday, Monday and public holidays 09:00–17:00. Closed on the first and third Mondays and the Tuesday in the week following each, the second Thursday, year-end holidays and special inventory periods. If a regular closure falls on a public holiday, the library opens and closes on the next weekday instead. Check the visit-date calendar. There is no separate study room; seats are for reading library books.

Good to know

Seats are for library materials and there is no separate study room. Borrowing registration has separate eligibility; check the branch closure calendar.