As one of Japan’s leading research libraries, the Hokkaido University libraries hold approximately 3.70 million books and journals, including a unique collection of materials focused on the northern region. To raise the standard of academic communication, we continue to increase our electronic collection and develop our institutional repository. With a seating capacity of over 1,500, our libraries continue to play a vital role as places of learning.
Note: Library hours vary depending on the time of year. Please check the library’s website for further information.
Name of Rooms
Monday–Friday
Weekends & Holidays
Open-stack reading rooms
8:00–22:00
9:00–19:00
Stack rooms
9:00–20:00
9:00–18:30
Group study rooms (Central Library)
8:30–21:30
9:00–18:30
Individual study booth (Central Library)
8:30–22:00
9:00–19:00
Group study rooms (North Library)
8:00–21:30
9:00–18:30
Multimedia room (North Library)
8:00–21:30
9:00–19:00
Closed
June 7-8 (North Library only), August 13-15 (North Library Only), August 20-21 (Central Library Only), September 13-15, December 27-January 4, January 17-18
Collection by Branch
Branch
Japanese Books
Foreign Books
Total Books
Journals
Central Library
1,037,189
886,439
1,923,628
36,288
88North Library
270,939
118,052
388,991
1,616
Subtotal
1,308,128
1,004,491
2,312,619
37,904
Branch
Japanese Books
Foreign Books
Total Books
Journals
Creative Research Institution
19
3
22
4
Institute for the Advancement of Higher Education
2,583
647
3,230
151
Institute for International Collaboration
1
0
1
3
Institute for the Advancement of Graduate Education
112
10
122
1
Letters
104,261
45,878
150,139
2,678
Law
7,696
1,709
9,405
899
Information Science and Technology*
13,768
17,016
30,784
849
Fisheries Sciences
73,290
54,605
127,895
5,460
Environmental Science/Environmental Earth Science
6,362
7,060
13,422
487
Science
48,009
172,795
220,804
4,233
Pharmaceutical Sciences/Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacy
8,181
3,722
11,907
296
Agriculture
127,525
96,940
224,465
8,798
Life Science/Advanced Life Science
246
180
426
23
Education
13,982
2,860
16,842
845
International Media, Communication, and Tourism Studies/Media and Communication
1,112
1,746
2,876
94
Health Sciences
28,622
3,971
32,593
935
Engineering
108,222
100,729
208,951
5,313
Economics and Business
6,618
2,369
8,987
1,212
Medicine†
53,230
93,639
146,869
5,747
Dental Medicine‡
23,023
16,008
39,031
1,081
Veterinary Medicine
8,658
23,163
31,821
1,337
Public Policy
0
0
0
3
Institute of Low Temperature Science
10,568
24,391
34,959
1,784
Research Institute for Electronic Science
509
296
805
26
Institute for Genetic Medicine
46
31
77
27
Institute for Catalysis
4,393
17,030
21,969
468
Slavic-Eurasian Research Center
3,613
77,959
81,572
2,148
Information Initiative Center
88
1
89
57
Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere
6,566
1,854
8,420
84
Center for Ainu and Indigenous Studies
4,938
681
5,619
138
Center for Human Nature, Artificial Intelligence, and Neuroscience
16
17
33
1
Hokkaido University Museum
10,914
3,568
14,482
1,274
Hokkaido University Archives
3,720
83
3,803
318
Subtotal
681,441
770,979
1,452,420
46,773
GRAND TOTAL
1,989,569
1,775,470
3,765,039
84,677
*Data as of March 31, 2025
Library Use Information
Category
Central Library
North Library
Visits
265,169
485,183
Borrowers
84,677
75,369
Total circulation
122,440
112,001
Interlibrary loan document delivery: requests to others
1,805
73
Interlibrary loan document delivery: requests from others
