The National Institute of Japanese Literature plans to integrate the "Union Catalogue of Early Japanese Books" and the "Database of Pre-Modern Japanese Works" to provide the new "Union Catalogue Database of Japanese Texts”.
Release date: March 1, 2023 (planned)
Name: Union Catalogue Database of Japanese Texts
URL: https://kokusho.nijl.ac.jp
7-8pm, Thursday 10 March 2022
Free event open to all. Hosted online via Zoom Webinars – BOOK HERE
7-8pm, Thursday 3 February 2022
Free event open to all. Hosted online via Zoom Webinars – BOOK HERE
1. "Materials Workshop": Session I
This is a new workshop series for researchers who are interested in Japanese antiquarian materials.
2. Kotenseki seminars
These seminars were held outside of Japan mainly targeted to post graduate students. From this webpage, some of the slides used at the seminars can be accessible.
The National Library of Finland has two Japanese special collections. In addition, the library’s basic collections also have Japanese books or books in Japanese. Until now, the Japonica collection and the Buddhist collection have only been catalogued on paper, and it has not been possible to access them in electronic search services.
Prof Tsuda Mayumi (Keio University) has organized an online symposium in conjunction with the next conference of the Japanese Early Modern Literature Asssociation. The theme might be of interest to some of you: デジタル時代の和本リテラシー古典文学研究と教育の未来.
Date: 2021年6月12日（土）13：30～15：40
Please find all information on the dedicated website: http://www.kinseibungakukai.com/2021haru_symposium/
We would like to alert you to the following webinar series organized by UCLA Library, starting October 20, 2020. Detailed information and dates can be found following the link below:
Japanese Studies and Rare Materials
Since its founding in 1972, the National Institute of Japanese Literature (NIJL) has worked to facilitate and encourage research that taps into the vast intellectual resources of the premodern Japanese textual corpus. In furtherance of this mission, there is currently underway a plan to establish a global, interdisciplinary consortium of universities, libraries, museums, and other academic associations dedicated to the study of premodern/pre-1900 Japanese manuscripts, scrolls, and printed booksーkotensekiーwith NIJL serving as its secretariat.
Keio university is organizing a 3-week on-line course entitled "Japanese culture through rare books : explore the important roles that books have played in the cultural history of Japan"
The aim of the course it that at the end you will: