The main library of Tokyo Tech is the Tokyo Institute of Technology Library in Ookayama . It is the home of Japan 's largest science and technology library . The library was founded in 1882 , and it lost nearly 28,000 books during the Great Kantō earthquake in 1923 . Moved to Ookayama in 1936 , it has been the national science and technology library of Japan
Great Kantō earthquake
1923 Great Kantō earthquake
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