Humanities Links
Useful links to websites about the humanities and general-purpose databases. For details, please check the Humanities Links Explanatory Notes.
- Click on each heading to find additional links to websites devoted to a specific area. Abridged version below.
- The * symbol indicates a database subscribed to by the National Diet Library for on-site use only, for which only the name has been posted (no link).
Search Engines (Show more)
Library Catalogs (Show more)
In Japan
- CiNii Books
- NDL Online
- NDL Search
- WorldCat
- Keio University KOSMOS
- Tokyo Metropolitan Library
- Prefectural Public Library OPAC ・ Inter Library Loan Information
- Waseda University Library Catalog WINE
Periodicals in Japan
- Ishikawa Takeyoshi Memorial Library
- Kanagawa Museum of Modern Literature
- Sanko Library
- Showa Women's University Library
- Naritasan Library for Buddhism
- The Museum of Modern Japanese Literature
- Hokkaido Prefectural Library
Worldwide
- Explore the British Library
- Hathitrust Digital Library
- KVK: Karlsruher Virtueller Katalog
- Library of Congress Online Catalog
- TEL: The European Library
- WorldCat
Trade Catalogs (Show more)
In Japan
Worldwide
- Books in Print *
- Ulrich's web *
Catalogs of Old Japanese Books and Chinese Books (Show more)
- National Chinese Book Database
- Integrated Classical Chinese Books Database, Toyo Bunko
- Union Catalogue of Early Japanese Books
- Waseda University Kotenseki Sogo Database Japanese & Chinese Classics
Full-Text and Contents Databases (Show more)
Periodical Indexes (Show more)
- CiNii Articles
- Fujisan.co.jp
- Google Scholar
- NDL Online
- Web OYA-bunko *
- Zassaku Plus *
- Tokyo Metropolitan Library
Newspaper Indexes (Show more)
- Kikuzo Ⅱ Visual *
- Yomidas Rekishikan *
Learning in General, Encyclopedias, and Museums (Show more)
- researchmap Researcher Search
- Wikipedia
- Kotobank
- JapanKnowledge Lib *
Library and Information Science (Show more)
- NDC Finder
- Web NDL Authorities
- Public Library Directory
- National Diet Library Classification
- Special Library Guide
Publishing and Copyrights (Show more)
Philosophy and Religion (Show more)
- INBUDS - Indian and Buddhist Studies treatise Database
- The SAT Daiz?ky? Text Database
- Buddhist Temple Materials Database
Japanese History, Geography, and Regional Studies (Show more)
- National Archives of Japan Digital Archive
- Historiographical Institute, The University of Tokyo Database
- nihu INT
Historical Digital Images (Show more)
- Professions (Shokunin) on Early Modern Japanese Pictures Database
- Visual Archive of Natural History Bibliotheca
- Colored Woodblock Print Archives
World History, Geography, and Regional Studies (Show more)
- Annual Bibliography of Oriental Studies 1934-1980, 2001-
- Annual Bibliography of Oriental Studies 1981-2000
- Toyo Bunko
People and Portraits (Show more)
- National Diet Library Digital Collections
- World Biographical Information System Online *
- Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures
- National Archives of Japan Digital Archive
Architecture (Show more)
Television and Radio Programs (Show more)
Arts (Show more)
- Japanese Woodblock Print Search
- National Cultural Properties Database
- TOBUNKEN Research Collections
- Art Libraries' Consortium Cross-Search
- Cultural Heritage Database
Manga (Show more)
- Kyoto International Manga Museum
- Media Arts Database, Manga
- Yonezawa Memorial Library of Manga and Subculture
Photography (Show more)
Music (Show more)
Dance and Theatre (Show more)
Motion Pictures (Show more)
- allcinema Movie & DVD Database
- Foreign Film General Situation
- Kawakita Memorial Film Institute Database
- Statistics of Film Industry in Japan
Amusement (Show more)
Language (Show more)
- JapanKnowledge Lib *
- Bibliographic Database of Japanese Language Research
Japanese Literature (Show more)
Foreign Literature (Show more)
Other NDL Links (Show more)
Convenient Tools (Show more)
Services from the NDL
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