Libraries on Japan (Book, Music & Video)
Consider the following sources in addition to your local university and public libraries.
Alabama Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Virginia
Alabama
Japan-America Society of Alabama
-Teachers should ask about the Japan-in-a-Box program.
Georgia
Japan-America Society of Georgia
-Teachers should ask about the K-12 Curriculum.
Japan External Trade Relations Organization (JETRO)
-Books and videos
North Carolina
East Asian Collection at Duke University
-Occupying most of the second floor of Bostock library, the East Asian Collection focuses on modern and contemporary Chinese, Japanese and Korean materials in the social sciences and humanities. With over 155,000 volumes (approximately 85,000 in Japanese, 52,000 in Chinese and 18,000 in Korean in 2010), and many databases in Japanese, Chinese and Korean, this expanding collection is recognized as a regional resource center for researchers and students in the field of East Asian studies.
North Carolina Japan Center
-Books and videos
South Carolina
Japan Business Library at the University of South Carolina
-Books and videos
Virginia
East Asian Collection, Duke University
Perkins Library
Durham, NC 27708-0195
Phone: 919-684-2055
-Books, films, newspapers
James Graham Leyburn Library
Washington & Lee University
Lexington, VA 24450
Phone: 703-463-8640
Fax: 703-463-8964
Email: bbrown@wlu.edu
Website: http://library.wlu.edu/
-Books and newspapers
Japan-Virginia Society
830 E. Main Street, Suite 304
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804-783-0740
Fax: 804-643-3727
Email: japan@richmond.infi.net
-Books and videos. Teachers should ask about the Japan Trunk program.
Lafcadio Hearn Collection
University of Virginia, Special Collection Library
Charlottesville, VA 22906
Phone: 804-924-3025
Website: http://www.lib.virginia.edu/speccol/
-Over 500 works including original manuscripts
Virginia Museum Educational Resource Room (Japan Collection)
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
2800 Grove Avenue
Richmond, VA 23221-2466
Phone 804-340-1400
Fax 804-340-1548
Website: http://www.vmfa.state.va.us/
Other
Japan Information and Culture Center
Embassy of Japan
Lafayette Centre III
1155 21st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036-3308
Phone: 202-238-6949
Fax: 202-822-6524
Email: eojjicc@erols.com
Website: http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc/
-Library of 20,500 English and Japanese books on Japan-related topics
Library of Congress Asian Reading Room
Asian Division, Area Studies
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ-150
Washington, D.C. 20540-4810
Phone: 202-707-3766 or 202-707-5426
Fax: 202-252-3336
Website: http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/asian/
-Up-to-date information in a wide range of public policy and research fields.
National Clearinghouse for U.S.-Japan Studies
http://spice.stanford.edu/docs/clearinghouse/
Research Libraries Group
1200 Villa Street
Mountain View, CA 94041-1100
Phone: 415-962-9951
Fax: 415-964-0943
Email: bl.ric@rig.stanford.edu
Website: http://www.oclc.org/us/en/global/default.htm
*Page updated July 2012
This directory was compiled by the Consulate General of Japan in Atlanta with the support of The Japan-America Society of Alabama, The Japan-America Society of Georgia, The Japan-America Society of Charlotte, The North Carolina Japan Center, The Japan-America Society of Western South Carolina, and The Japan-Virginia Society. Specific listings have been gathered from information provided to the Consulate General of Japan in Atlanta and from public information sources. Every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of listings, but we cannot guarantee that there will be no errors. The Consulate General of Japan takes no legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information listed in this resource directory, or for the conduct of organizations or businesses listed. Furthermore, links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views contained therein.