Links to references

近現代口語小説UniDic :

Literature and Linguistics jpn

現代書き言葉UniDic :

Literature and Linguistics jpn

A dictionary for the automatic morphological analysis of modern Japanese written texts into short units.

論語と算盤オンライン :

Literature and Linguistics jpn

The publication “Rongo to Soroban” by Eiichi Shibusawa, edited by Akira Kajiyama, can be read and studied online. Based on the reprint edition published by Tōadō Shobō on 25 September 1916, the full text has been digitised. The texts of Ryūmon Magazine, the journal of Ryūmon-sha (the predecessor of the Shibusawa Foundation), and Shibusawa's work “A Hundred Tales from Seien”, cited as sources in “Rongo to Soroban”, have also been digitised. The corresponding sections of the base text are linked and displayable using TEI markup. Additionally, images and word clouds visually displaying characteristic words within the text can be referenced.

万葉歌碑データベース :

Literature and Linguistics, Maps and Geology English

日本文学翻訳作品データベース :

Literature and Linguistics jpn, eng

This database, which covers Japanese literary works translated into other languages, mostly after World War II, is based mainly on data from the Japan P.E.N. Club and UNESCO.

IIIF つくしビューワー : IIIF Tsukushi Viewer

Literature and Linguistics jpn

Literature and Linguistics

都年中行事画帖 :

Ethnography and Folklore jpn

Kyoto Festivals and Customs consists of a two-volume album of hand paintings that depict Kyoto’s annual festivals and customs during the pre-WWII era. Each painting accompanies a detailed description of the subject. While it has no interface in English, the ‘画帖一覧’ link brings you to the thumbnails of the images

: 日本語テキストイニシアチブ

Literature and Linguistics eng

The Japanese Text Initiative is a well-established collection of Japanese literature from ancient times to the modern era. This collection offers original Japanese critical editions and their translations not in copyright (in other words, sometimes outdated). Texts are searchable and a Japanese-English dictionary is also offered.

: 在外日本古典籍所蔵機関ディレクトリ

Overseas collections of Japanese Resources eng

The Directory of Overseas Collections of Old and Rare Japanese Books, Other Print Materials, and Manuscripts covers institutions in North America, Europe, and Oceania that hold these kinds of materials. It provides a description of collections, for example, formation of collection, size, accessibility, and matter of reproduction.

: 関東大震災写真集

History, Overseas collections of Japanese Resources eng

The Great Kanto Earthquake 関東大震災写真集 site contains 199 images, which were scanned from black & white still photos matted on a black background. The album may be supplemental materials to the publication: The Great earthquake of September 1st, 1923: a record from the reports of the "Japan Chronicle" of the destruction of Yokohama and Tokyo and the other ravages wrought. Kobe: Japan Chronicle Office. OCLC: 768291265. The report has been digitized and accessible from the National Library of Australia site. This project was funded by the UHM Library and the National Research Center, East Asia grant.

海外平安文学情報 : Genji overseas

Overseas collections of Japanese Resources, Literature and Linguistics jpn

Literature and Linguistics jpn

Ethnography and Folklore jpn

Literature and Linguistics jpn

Literature and Linguistics, History jpn

Literature and Linguistics, History jpn

Ethnography and Folklore jpn

Ethnography and Folklore jpn

Ethnography and Folklore jpn