Minato City libraries lend out books, CDs, and DVDs. 

They also host events such as story hours and movie hours. 

Opening hours are from 9am to 8pm Monday-Saturday, and from 9am to 5pm on Sundays, national holidays and 28th December. 

Opening hours at Takanawa Library Annex are from 9:30am-8pm, except on national holidays when it is closed.

In order to borrow books, CDs and DVDs, user registration is required. 

Anyone who lives, works, or studies in one of Tokyo’s 23 wards can register.

When doing so, you should take ID such as your driving license, health insurance card, worker or student ID, or resident card.

For details, see the Minato City Libraries homepage, the March edition of Minato Monthly, or the Minato City website.

The subsection in charge at Minato City Hall is the General Affairs Subsection of the Library and Cultural Assets Section.

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If a disaster such as an earthquake occurs, this station, InterFM897, will provide the necessary information from Minato City, including evacuation procedures and damage updates. 

Please tune in to InterFM897 if a major earthquake strikes. 

Minato City provides furniture tipping prevention devices etc free of charge, with the aim of keeping damage from falling furniture to a minimum in the event of an earthquake. 

Those eligible are households whose members reside in Minato City and are registered as residents. 

Aid is available only once per household and is provided in the form of items such as tension rod style devices, which support ceilings and furniture to prevent furniture from tipping over, and shatter prevention film for glass. 

For senior citizens, people with disabilities, expectant and nursing mothers and single parent families, installation of the furniture tipping prevention devices etc will also be provided.

To apply, please fill out the application form for ‘aid in furniture tipping prevention devices etc’. 

This is available at the Collaboration Project Section at any Regional City Office. 

The subsection in charge at Minato City Hall is the Disaster Prevention Community Support Subsection of the Disaster Prevention Section. 

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(Audio) 22nd/25th March 2021 ON AIR: Use of Minato City Libraries / Aid in Furniture Tipping Prevention Devices