How to Use for Genealogy Research
Prefectural libraries collect and preserve local history materials, regional histories, old maps, domain records, and biographical directories. Essential for accessing municipal histories, supplementary information for family register research, and verifying old place names.
All 47 Prefectural Libraries
| Prefecture | Library | Address | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | Hokkaido Prefectural Library | 41-1 Bunkyo-dai Higashimachi, Ebetsu | Website |
| Aomori | Aomori Prefectural Library | 119-7 Fujito, Arakawa, Aomori | Website |
| Iwate | Iwate Prefectural Library | 1-2-2 Ueda, Morioka | Website |
| Miyagi | Miyagi Prefectural Library | 1-1-1 Shiroyama, Izumi, Sendai | Website |
| Akita | Akita Prefectural Library | 14-33 Sanno Shinmachi, Akita | Website |
| Yamagata | Yamagata Prefectural Library | 1-2-36 Midoricho, Yamagata | Website |
| Fukushima | Fukushima Prefectural Library | 1 Nishiyozan, Moriai, Fukushima | Website |
| Ibaraki | Ibaraki Prefectural Library | 1-5-38 Sannomaru, Mito | Website |
| Tochigi | Tochigi Prefectural Library | 2-11 Mutsumimachi, Utsunomiya | Website |
| Gunma | Gunma Prefectural Library | 3-5-14 Showa-cho, Maebashi | Website |
| Saitama | Saitama Prefectural Kuki Library | 85-3 Shimohayami, Kuki | Website |
| Chiba | Chiba Prefectural Central Library | 11-1 Ichibacho, Chuo, Chiba | Website |
| Tokyo | Tokyo Metropolitan Central Library | 5-7-13 Minami-Azabu, Minato | Website |
| Kanagawa | Kanagawa Prefectural Library | 9-2 Momijigaoka, Nishi, Yokohama | Website |
| Niigata | Niigata Prefectural Library | 3-1-2 Meikeminami, Chuo, Niigata | Website |
| Toyama | Toyama Prefectural Library | 1-1-9 Nishinakanomachi, Toyama | Website |
| Ishikawa | Ishikawa Prefectural Library | 2-43-1 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa | Website |
| Fukui | Fukui Prefectural Library | 51-11 Shimoma-cho, Fukui | Website |
| Yamanashi | Yamanashi Prefectural Library | 2-8-1 Kitaguchi, Kofu | Website |
| Nagano | Nagano Prefectural Nagano Library | 1-1-4 Wakasato, Nagano | Website |
| Gifu | Gifu Prefectural Library | 4-2-1 Usa, Gifu | Website |
| Shizuoka | Shizuoka Prefectural Central Library | 53-1 Yata, Suruga, Shizuoka | Website |
| Aichi | Aichi Prefectural Library | 1-9-3 Sannomaru, Naka, Nagoya | Website |
| Mie | Mie Prefectural Library | 689-7 Isshinden Okoso, Tsu | Website |
| Shiga | Shiga Prefectural Library | 1740-1 Seta Minamiogazo, Otsu | Website |
| Kyoto | Kyoto Prefectural Library | 9 Okazaki Shojojicho, Sakyo, Kyoto | Website |
| Osaka | Osaka Prefectural Central Library | 1-2-1 Aramotokita, Higashiosaka | Website |
| Hyogo | Hyogo Prefectural Library | 1-27 Akashi Park, Akashi | Website |
| Nara | Nara Prefectural Library and Information Center | 1000 Daianjicho-nishi, Nara | Website |
| Wakayama | Wakayama Prefectural Library | 1-7-38 Nishitakamatsu, Wakayama | Website |
| Tottori | Tottori Prefectural Library | 101 Shotokucho, Tottori | Website |
| Shimane | Shimane Prefectural Library | 183-4 Uchinakahara, Matsue | Website |
| Okayama | Okayama Prefectural Library | 2-6-30 Marunouchi, Kita, Okayama | Website |
| Hiroshima | Hiroshima Prefectural Library | 1-4 Hijiyama Park, Minami, Hiroshima | Website |
| Yamaguchi | Yamaguchi Prefectural Library | 150-1 Shimokawarabara, Yamaguchi | Website |
| Tokushima | Tokushima Prefectural Library | 3-113 Kasugacho, Tokushima | Website |
| Kagawa | Kagawa Prefectural Library | 2217-1 Hayashicho, Takamatsu | Website |
| Ehime | Ehime Prefectural Library | Horinouchi, Matsuyama | Website |
| Kochi | Kochi Prefectural Library | 1-1-4 Marunouchi, Kochi (Otepia) | Website |
| Fukuoka | Fukuoka Prefectural Library | 1-6-1 Hakozaki, Higashi, Fukuoka | Website |
| Saga | Saga Prefectural Library | 1-15-23 Jonai, Saga | Website |
| Nagasaki | Nagasaki Prefectural Nagasaki Library | 24-26 Eishomachi, Isahaya | Website |
| Kumamoto | Kumamoto Prefectural Library | 2-5-1 Izumi, Chuo, Kumamoto | Website |
| Oita | Oita Prefectural Library | 14-1 Ojinishi, Oita | Website |
| Miyazaki | Miyazaki Prefectural Library | 3-210 Funatuka, Miyazaki | Website |
| Kagoshima | Kagoshima Prefectural Library | 7-1 Kamiikenominato, Kagoshima | Website |
| Okinawa | Okinawa Prefectural Library | 1-7-1 Omoromachi, Naha | Website |
