The Kashiwa Library will respond as shown in the road map below according to the level of [Activity Restrictions Index] posted on the University of Tokyo website [University Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019].

Road map of the Kashiwa Library according to the Activity Restrictions Index of the University of Tokyo

• Admission Procedure Reception: Opening Weekdays 9:00-17:00
• Available Time: Weekdays 9:00-21:00 (August, September, March 9:00-17:00)
  * After the admission procedure, you can use it until the closing time. The procedure will not be accepted after 17:00.
  * Not available on Saturdays. (including Kashiwa Library Club members)
  * If the number of infected people increases, we may stop the services for people outside the university.
  * The number of visitor may be limited.

• Graduates: The Admission Card of the University of Tokyo Library, Physical Condition Report Form
• Kashiwa Library Club Members: Kashiwa Library Club Members Card, Physical Condition Report Form
• Those who belong to universities and research institutes: Affiliated institution ID / student ID, Physical Condition Report Form, Application Form For Using Materials
• Members of the General Public: Official ID with your name and current address, Physical Condition Report Form, Application Form For Using Materials
  * The Physical Condition Report Form and Application Form For Using Materials are also provided in front of the entrance gate on the 2nd floor of the library.
  * The Physical Condition Report Form is in Japanese only.

• Please bring the Physical Condition Report Form (filled in) to the counter or fill it out on the spot.
• Please present the University of Tokyo Library admission card, Kashiwa Library Club members card, ID card, etc. and the Physical Condition Report Form.
• The admission procedure is complete when the reception stamp is stamped on the Physical Condition Report Form. The staff will open the entrance gate, so please enter.
  * At the time of enter, the staff may measure the temperature of you.
  * The entrance gate will not open with The Admission Card of The University of Tokyo Library and Kashiwa Library Club members card.
• Please carry your Physical Condition Report Form, the Admission Card of the University of Tokyo Library, Kashiwa Library Club members card, ID card, etc. with you during your stay at the library. And present them at the counter each time you re-enter the library on the day of your stay.
• When you leave the library, please fill in the exit time to your Physical Condition Report Form by yourself and post it to the submission box next to the gate.

• Please wear a mask when you come to the library.

  * No admittance without a mask.

• Please use a non-contact thermometer is prepared in front of the entrance gate.
• Please sanitize your hands with alcohol before entering the library.
• Please be aware of and maintaining social distance.

  * The number of seats has been reduced for maintaining social distance.

• If you plan to use the AV corner or the BBC / CNN corner, please bring your own headphones for watching DVDs or TV as we have suspended loaning out.

If you have any of the symptoms or conditions below, please refrain from entering the library and the reading room.

• Shortness of breath, loss of taste or smell, dullness, nausea, or diarrhea within the past week.
• If you have a fever of 37.5°C or more.
• If you are experiencing any health issue such as fever and/or cough.
• If you have had close contact with COVID-19 patient.