A LIBRARY FOR YOUR CURIOSITY
A way into worlds you have yet to discover.
The story behind a headline, the depth of a favourite pastime and an everyday question: meet Yorimichi Library and its three reading rooms.
Yorimichi Library is a place to follow one “why” into another world. Read, look and compare. We begin with familiar questions and leave room to think more deeply. Yorimichi is Japanese for a detour or a stop along the way.
Read the collection free, without registration. Begin with any article that catches your interest.
- Ways in
- 3reading rooms
- In this edition
- 31articles
- Read in
- Japanese / English
Current affairs & society
Understand now
Go beyond the headline. Explore what the numbers mean, why things change and what remains uncertain.
Hobbies & entertainment
Follow your passions
Play, watch and create. Look a little closer at the things you already love.
Learning & everyday wonders
Discover the world
Follow an everyday “why” into a wider world of science, history, language and daily life.
For a short detour or a longer journey.
Some articles answer a small question; others offer diagrams, hands-on comparisons or a journey across seven chapters. Their length and form follow the question. Use the reading-time guides and your own curiosity to decide where to begin.
Explore Earth and HumanityLeave one article with another question.
Related articles explain why the next stop might interest you. Stay with a subject or step into another room. Categories, keywords, search and My bookshelf offer other ways to find your path.