Japanese History, Geography, and Regional Studies

Dictionaries and links / Japanese history / Local history / Geography and geographic names / Folklore and culture

Dictionaries and links

• JapanKnowledge Lib　　　※Subscription database for on-site use only
  ＞ Edo Meisho Zue, Encyclopedia of Japanese History, Kojiruien, Shinpan Kadokawa Nihon Chimei Daijiten, A User-friendly Timeline of Japanese History, Encyclopedia of Japanese Historical Place Names
• The Japanese Calendar （National Diet Library）　　　Links
• Federated search system for historical document databases （Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties）　　　'Wooden Tablet Database', 'Database of Kuzushi Ji'
• Mojizo: Image matching search for mokkan or cursive characters （Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties・Historiographical Institute, The University of Tokyo）　　　

Japanese history

• khirin: Knowledgebase of Historical Resources in Institutes （National Museum of Japanese History）
• Bibliography Database of Economic History （Osaka University of Economics）
• Bibliography on Legal History (1980-)

Before Edo era

• Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties Metasearch Database
• Edo Shopping Guides
• Edo Merchants and Artisans Database （National Museum of Japanese History）　　　"Edo Kaimono Hitoriannai" (Bunsei 7)
• edomi: Database of Edo period (Center for Open Data in the Humanities)　　　Edo period maps, economy
• National Archives of Japan Digital Archive　　　Cabinet Library
• Urban Life in Ancient and Medieval Japan Database (Price Charts) （National Museum of Japanese History）　　　8-16c.
• Database of Japan's Early Modern Economy （Kobe University）　　　1787-1871
• Union Catalogue Database of Japanese Text （National Institute of Japanese Literature）
• Comprehensive Database of Archaeological Site Report in Japan （Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties）　　　Full-text database on excavation survey of buried cultural properties
• Historiographical Institute, The University of Tokyo Database　　　Cross-search
  ＞ The Nara Period Komonjo full-text database　　　Full-text database on Shosoin-documents ("Dai-Nihon Komonjo")
  ＞ The Union Catalogue of Japanese Historical Documents　　　-1600, "Dai-Nihon Komonjo"・Documents from prefectural history books
• Hosa Library, City of Nagoya　　　Former collection of the Owari Tokugawa family, old Japanese and Chinese books, old maps
• Database of keyhole-shaped burial mounds(Nara Women's University)
• Heiankyo historical landmark database(Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto City Lifelong Learning Center)
• Database of Early Modern Illustrated Encyclopedias(International Research Center for Japanese Studies)　　　"Kinmozui"
• Ryukyuan international relations and Sources for modern Okinawa history Digital Archives(Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education)　　　"Rekidaihoan"
• Historical document database of Sekkanki (mid-Heian period)(International Research Center for Japanese Studies)　　　
• Manors in Japan Database(National Museum of Japanese History)　　　
• Manors-in-Japan Bibliography Database （National Museum of Japanese History）
• Bukan Zenshu KanseiBukan only
• Kyudaka-Kyuryo-Torishirabecho Database National Museum of Japanese History

After end of Edo era

• Japan Center for Asian Historical Records （National Archives of Japan）　　　Official documents related to modern Asian diplomatic relations
• Meiji Restoration Collection （Kyoto University）
• How to Search Japanese Literature during Colonial Period in Korea, Website (Search Guide) （National Diet Library）
• National Archives of Japan Digital Archive Cross Search　　　Includes other organizations
• Archives and Mausolea Department Catalog and Image Disclosure System, Imperial Household Archives
• Digital Archives of Archival Materials Concerning Japanese Colonial Government during WWII （IDE Library, Japan External Trade Organization）
• How to Search Materials on Japan during Colonial Period in Taiwan, Union Catalog and Catalogs of Main Libraries (Search Guide) （National Diet Library）
• Historiographical Institute, The University of Tokyo Database
  ＞ Summary database of the Ishin Shiryo
• Materials on Manchukuo and South Manchuria Railway, Catalogs of Main Libraries in China, Online Catalogs and Digital Archives (Search Guide) （National Diet Library）
• Yokohama Archives of History

Local history

• ADEAC Cross-Search
• Research on Tokyo （Tokyo Metropolitan Library）
• How to Search Materials on Local History, Bibliography and Database of Regional Studies (Search Guide) （National Diet Library）
• Manors in Japan Database(National Museum of Japanese History)　　　
• Manors-in-Japan Bibliography Database （National Museum of Japanese History）
• National Diet Library Digital Collections One-Click Search on Local History by Prefecture
• Journals of Regional Studies Database
• Regional Studies Information　　　Index to journals of regional studies, 3.2009-
• Regional Cities in Medieval Japan Database （National Museum of Japanese History）
• Historiographical Institute, The University of Tokyo Database
  ＞ Database of the Shoen ezu reproductions
• Tokyo Metropolitan Archives
• Memory of City Yokohama （Yokohama City Library）
• Yokohama Archives of History
• Database for Licensed quarters (yukaku) as a society
• Portal of Osaka (Osaka Prefectural Nakanoshima Library)　　　Primitive age to modern times
• Hokkaido Digital Museum

Geography and geographic names

• Old Maps Online
• How to Search Old Maps, Websites (Search Guide) （National Diet Library）
• Historical earthquake materials text database
• Japan 1:50000（Stanford Geospatial Center）
• Konjyaku map on the web
• Library of Tourism and Culture （Japan Travel Bureau Foundation）　　　Searchable contents and special feature titles of travel magazines or guides
• Related Links of the Map Room （National Diet Library）
• Aerial Photos （GSI of Japan)
• Kyudaka-Kyuryo-Torishirabecho Database National Museum of Japanese History

Folklore and culture

• nihuBridge （National Institutes for the Humanities）
• Okinawa Religious Service Database （Kobe Women's University）
• Folktales of Strange Phenomena and Yōkai (Ghosts, Monsters, Spirits) （International Research Center for Japanese Studies）
• Folk Performing Arts Materials of the Kita Bunko Collection （Kobe Women's University）
• Dietary Culture Library （Ajinomoto Foundarion for Dietary Culture）　　　Rare books focusing on cuisine from Edo era to Showa era
• Publications Concerning Clothing Culture Database （National Museum of Ethnology）
• Encyclopedia of Japanese Culture
• Bibliography of Japanese Folklore （National Museum of Japanese History）　　　1985-
• Hankyu Culture Archives : Folk Art Performance
• Database of Nonwritten Cultural Materials （Kanagawa University）
• POLA Information Center for Cosmetics Culture
  ＞ Cosmetics Culture Database
• Seijo University Library OPAC　　　Materials of Institute of Folklore Studies are searchable
• Toy collections database　　　National Museum of Ethnology
• Nigyodo bunko database　　　Traditional toys produced during the Taisho and early Showa eras
• Our Regional Cusines（Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries）
• Artifact Catalog National Museum of Ethnology