About NDL Image Bank
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About images on this site
All the images in the NDL Image Bank are taken from digitized, public-domain content held by the NDL and can also be accessed via the NDL Digital Collections.
Reproduction of the contents
All images used in the digital exhibition “NDL Image Bank” are in the public domain. The digital images and commentary of this digital exhibition may be reproduced or reused, including for commercial use, without making any application to the National Diet Library. Please read the Terms of Use of Contents of the National Diet Library website before using these digital images or commentary.
The user must cite the source when using the Content. Sources should be cited in the following manner:
(Examples of source citation)
Source: NDL Image Bank, National Diet Library, Japan (https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/imagebank)
The Terms of Use of the National Diet Library Digital Exhibitions that was in effect until February 2025 can be found on the Web Archiving Project (WARP)website. There have been no changes made to the terms and conditions regarding reproduction and reuse of content (As of March 2025).
Contact information
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The NDL Image Bank is a public-domain digital gallery of the National Diet Library, the national library in Japan. Our website has thousands of out-of-copyright Japanese artworks and images from our library’s extensive collection!
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