Ishikawa Takeyoshi Memorial Library
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Classical Japanese literature
(Ochanomizu Library opening)
| Ishikawa Takeyoshi Memorial Library | |
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| 石川武美記念図書館 | |
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| 35°42′03″N 139°45′33″E / 35.7009391°N 139.759139°E | |
| Location | 2-9 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan |
| Type | Private library |
| Scope | Women's periodicals Classical Japanese literature |
| Established | 1947 (Ochanomizu Library opening) |
| Access and use | |
| Population served | Researchers[1] |
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| Website | www |
The Ishikawa Takeyoshi Memorial Library (石川武美記念図書館, Ishikawa Takeyoshi Kinen Toshokan) is a private library in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The library first opened in December 1947 as the Ochanomizu Library (お茶の水図書館), for the exclusive use of women;[1] men have been admitted since its reorganization in October 2003.[1] The library is named after Ishikawa Takeyoshi (1887–1961), founder of Japanese publishing house Shufunotomo, who, in 1941, established the predecessor of today's Ishikawa Takeyoshi Memorial Library General Foundation (一般財団法人石川武美記念図書館),[1] the change in name and legal form occurring in 2013.[1]
Since the 2003 reorganization, the library has had two sections, the Library of Modern Women's Periodicals (近代女性雑誌ライブラリー)[2] and the Seikidō Bunko (成簣堂文庫),[3] which specializes in classical Japanese literature and includes the Chikuhakuen (竹柏園本) and Mutō (武藤本) Collections.[1]