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Contents
A Message from the Director-General : Dr.WATANABE Yasuaki

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Overview

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Collaborative Research

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Model Building in the Humanities through Data-driven Problem-solving

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Union Catalog Database of Japanese Texts

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Activities Overview

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Publicly Available Databases

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Researchers

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Support for Young Researchers

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Graduate Education

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Reference Data

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National Institutes for Humanities

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A Message from the Director-General : Dr.WATANABE Yasuaki
Welcome to the National Institute of Japanese Literature (NIJL).
The institute was founded in 1972, making this the 52nd year since its
establishment. This means that after the passage of over half a century,
we are entering another new year of contributions to research inJapanese literature and other related fields. After a preparatory period,
the NIJL began its library services in July 1977. Reflecting upon myown memories, only a year earlier, I had enrolled in my university’s
Department of Japanese Literature and made my first visit to theinstitute, then located in Togoshi (Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo), on the adviceof a senior. I remember my surprise at how easy it was to peruse—andeven request copies of—texts and documents that I had only been able
to access with great difficulty in the past. In the 40-odd years since,
the range of materials offered by NIJL has dramatically expanded andthe quality of its services has remarkably improved. In particular, the© えくてびあん

extensiveness of the institute’s databases is nothing short of astounding. Currently, the COVID-19 pandemic isthreatening our very lives; it has placed significant constraints on our ability to research and access documents.
Thus, it seems to me that the importance of such databases is a fact that is universally recognized now.
One of these databases, the Union Catalogue Database of Japanese Texts, has been created through the"Project to Build an International Collaborative Research Network for Premodern Japanese Texts" (NIJL-NW
Project), which we started working on in 2014. The creation of image data, which is being conducted also as apart of the NIJL-NW Project in cooperation with domestic and overseas research institutions, has also reached
its goal of 300,000 items. In addition, the "Model Building in the Humanities through Data-driven Problem-solving"project, the successor to the NIJL-NW Project, has been launched in FY2024. Going forward, we intend to charta path how to effectively utilize these massive quantities of accumulated data. With such a goal in mind, weare planning on further promotion of collaborative research, across the domestic and international network of
researchers and involving various different fields including natural sciences. These are all part of our mission as
Inter-University Research Institute. Also, collaboration with citizens is an important part of how we contributeto society.
No matter the type of information, it is us humans who use it, and also us humans who digest it, and make of
it nourishment for our own intellect. As such, it holds no meaning to have treasures that are left unused.
At present, many people are seriously asking what the humanities are good for. This is precisely why I believe
our words and actions are necessary. For it is the classics that teach us how to keep our heads above waterin a sea of information, and show us the way forward amidst diverse values. Discovering previously unknown
texts and documents from the past, bringing them back to life in the present by making them accessible in amanner that anyone can comprehend, and making them public so that their value can be shared. In this way,
we endeavor to demonstrate the road toward the formation of empathy, through which we hope to contribute tocontemporary society which, on one hand is threatened by division and conflict, and on the other, calls for greaterrespect for diversity. For this, we are aware that the mission entrusted to us has garnered greater significance

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than ever before.

Overview■ The Goals of NIJLThis institute strives to serve researchers in various fields, including Japanese literature by collecting a massivearchive of materials related to Japanese literature from various regions within Japan. NIJL is a comprehensive research
institute and functions as a foundation for the broader promotion of advanced collaborative research into Japanese
literature. With a history of 50 years since its establishment, we have accumulated a wealth of research on premodern
Japanese texts. Our mission is to utilize premodern Japanese texts as a rich intellectual resource through collaborates
with domestic and international research institutions and scholars, and to create interdisciplinary research.

■ A Brief Chronology of NIJL
1966 December

1970 September
1971 April
1972 May
1977 June
1977 July
1979 April
1987 April
1992 April
2002 November
2003 April
2004 April
2008 March2013 April
2014 April

2019 February2020 November
2022 April
2022 May
2024 April

The Science Council of Japan advises the Japanese government to establish a“Center for
Research on Japanese Language and Literature”(provisional title).
The Council for Science and Technology reports to the Minister of Education on its emergency
establishment of a“Center for Research on Japanese Literature”(provisional title).
Funding is allocated to the Ministry of Science, Education and Culture for investigations regarding
the provision of a facility to house archival materials for Japanese literary study.
The National Institute of Japanese Literature (official name) is established, consisting of amanagement division, a documents and materials division, and a research and information division.
Inaugural ceremony is held.
Library services commence.
Library services division established.
Online search services set up for the database of NIJL's Microfilm Materials catalog andPremodern Japanese Manuscripts catalog.
Online search services made available for the catalog of research articles on Japanese Literature.
Ceremony held in commemoration of NIJL's 30th anniversary.
Department of Japanese Literature is established in the School of Cultural and Social Studies
within the Graduate University for Advanced Studies as a foundational institution for research.
Internal reorganization at NIJL after the incorporation of its parent institution, which is hereafter
named the Institute for the Humanities of the Inter-University Research Institute Corporation.
NIJL is moved to its current location in Midori-cho, Tachikawa city.
The Center for a Premodern Japanese Texts Database is established.
The Center for a Premodern Japanese Texts Database is renamed as the Center for Collaborative
Research on Premodern Japanese Texts.
The Large-Scale Academic Frontiers Project "Project to Build an International Collaborative
Research Network for Pre-Modern Japanese Texts" is started.
Founding of the Tama Academic and Cultural Platform“Plat NIJL.”The Global Consortium for Japanese Textual Scholarship is established.
The Center for Data-Driven Research on Premodern Japanese Texts is established.
Ceremony held in commemoration of NIJL's 50th anniversary.
The Large-Scale Academic Frontiers Project "Model Building in the Humanities through Datadriven Problem-solving" is started.
The Project Promotion Office and the Core Data Center are established, and the Information
Research Center is reorganized into the Core Research Center.

■ About the Facility

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In August 1989 and again in June 1993, governmental
meetings were held to discuss a proposal on relocating a numberof national institutions to reduce the overcrowding and theoverconcentration of national resources in the center of Tokyo's
metropolitan area. It was in accordance with decisions reachedduring these meetings that NIJL was moved in March 2008,
from Shinagawa Ward to Tachikawa city, outside the central
metropolitan area.
The facility was designed to be fully accessible, with visitor
convenience in mind.
The reading and exhibition rooms are open to visitors. The
reading room provides open access to all reference books and arelaxed, spacious atmosphere for reading. The exhibition roomholds regular exhibits of premodern texts from NIJL's collection.

■ Organization
Steering Committee
Research Department

Academic Materials Division

Director-General
Deputy Director-General(in charge of planning and coordination)

Core Research Center

International Collaboration Division

Center for Data-Driven Research
on Premodern Japanese Texts

Public Outreach Division

Core Data Center

General Affairs Division

Administration Department

Financial Affairs Division

Deputy Director-General(in charge of research)
Research Strategy Office

Academic Information Division

Project Promotion Office

System Management Office■ Steering Committee
Non-NIJL Members
ANDO Hiroshi

Vissiting Professor, The Open University of Japan

KAWAHIRA Toshifumi

Professor, Faculty of Humanities, Kyushu University

KUFUKIHARA Rei

Professor Emeritus, Aichi Prefectural University

KURAKAZU Masae

Professor, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon
University

SATO Yukiko

Professor, Graduate School of Humanities andSociology, The University of Tokyo■ Executive Staff
Director-General

WATANABE Yasuaki

Deputy Director-General(in charge of Planning and Coordination)

IRIGUCHI Atsushi

Deputy Director-General (in charge of Research)

KANSAKU Ken'ichi

Research Department
Head of Researcher

OKAZAKI Makiko

Head of Researcher

KIGOSHI Shunsuke

Head of Researcher

NISHIMURA Shintaro

Head of Researcher

FUJIZANE Kumiko

Head of Researcher

YAMAMOTO Kazuaki

SUZUKI Jun

Professor, Graduate School of Humanities andSociology, The University of TokyoTABUCHI Kumiko

Professor, Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts
and Sciences, Waseda University

Core Research Center
Director (dual post)

IRIGUCHI Atsushi

Zhang Longmei

Professor, Beijing Center for Japanese Studies, Beijing
Foreign Studies University

Director of Academic Materials Division(dual post)

OKAZAKI Makiko

TOYAMA Atsuko

Director, Mt. Fuji World Heritage Centre, Shizuoka

FUJIZANE Kumiko

Robert Huey

Professor Emeritus, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Director of International Collaboration
Division (dual post)

YAGI Toshiro

Chairman, The Tama Shinkin Bank

Director of Public Outreach Division(dual post)

NISHIMURA Shintaro

YAMAJI Kazutsuna

Professor, Digital Content and Media Sciences
Research Division, National Institute of Informatics

YAMAMOTO Satomi

Specially appointed Professor, Faculty of Letters, Arts
and Sciences, Waseda University

Center for Data-Driven Research on Premodern Japanese Texts
Director (dual post)

Core Data Center
Director (dual post)

NIJL Members

OYAMA Keizo

YAMAMOTO Kazuaki

System Management Office
Deputy Director-General (Planning and Coordination)

OKAZAKI Makiko

Professor, Research Department (Director)

OYAMA Keizo

Specially appointed Professor (Director)

KIGOSHI Shunsuke

Professor, Research Department (Director)

KANSAKU Ken'ichi

Deputy Director-General (Research)

SAITO Maori

Professor, Research Department

NISHIMURA Shintaro

Professor, Research Department (Director)

FUJIZANE Kumiko

Professor, Research Department (Director)

YAMAMOTO Kazuaki

Professor, Research Department (Director)

Director (dual post)

OKAZAKI Makiko

Graduate Institute for Advanced Studies,
SOKENDAI
Chair of Japanese Literature

SAITO Maori

Administration Department
Director

AKIBA Tadatsugu

Manager of General Affairs Division

KASAHARA Masahiro

Manager of Financial Affairs Division

HIMENO Miyuki

Manager of Academic Information Division KATAOKA Shin

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IRIGUCHI AtsushiCollaborative Research
NIJL has accumulated massive quantities of materials (e.g. premodern texts, digital data, microfilms, andprinted photographs) on Japanese literature and related fields while conducting over 50 years of surveying andcollecting projects and through the Large-Scale Academic Frontiers Project “Project to Build an International
Collaborative Research Network for Pre-Modern Japanese Texts” (FY2014-FY2023). NIJL is engaged in the following
collaborative research projects using these materials as main research resources to promote and develop diverse
studies of Japanese literature further.
Collaborative research is indispensable to fulfill our mission as an inter-university research institute. Thus, we
set up a collaborative research committee, involving 13 committee members (7 specialists from outside and 6 inhouse faculty staff) to determine application guidelines, select projects, and manage progress of projects.
In the fourth mid-term (FY2022 -FY2027), we have established the total of seven collaborative research projects
in three new research areas (“modern,” “regional materials,” and “international”) in the special research projects
section while systematically setting topics for basic research on our collections in the “project” area to expand andenrich our research activities.
In the course of developing any collaborative research project, regardless of whether selected through a public
application process or an internal selection process, we carefully assess the ratio of young scholars and giveconsideration to fostering researchers of the next generation. Whenever a collaborative research project is led bya researcher from outside, we assign an in-house faculty member to ensure that the project proceeds smoothly.
Note: Public applications close in the fall of each year; decisions are announced at the end of the year.

■ Core Research Projects

Core research projects are collaborative research that serves as fundamental research on Japanese literature and therelated fields. All projects are to be led by our faculty members as a main researcher, and we select other project members.
● Basic Research on Rare Books in the NIJL Collections
Main Researcher: SAITO Maori (Professor at NIJL)
NAKANISHI Satoko (Associate Professor at NIJL)（2022–2027）● Fundamental Research on the emergence of the foundations of society permeated with archival awareness （2022–2027）
Main Researcher: OTA Naohiro (Associate Professor at NIJL)● Comprehensive Research on Regional Cultural Centers in the 19th Century: Literary Activities and Networks of the Hirose Family （2024–2027）
Main Researcher: IRIGUCHI Atsushi (Professor at NIJL)■ Special Research Projects

Special research projects are collaborative research addresses specific research subject.

General
These projects are collaborative research promoted using various materials (premodern Japanese texts, digital data,
microfilms, paper-printed photographs, etc.) accumulated by NIJL as the main research resources. All projects are
selected through a public application process.
● A Study on The Development of Wakan Comparative Literature: The Interaction with Textual Criticism in Postwar Japan
Main Researcher: SASAGAWA Isao, Adjunct Lecturer at Kokugakuin University（2022–2024）● Comprehensive Research on Man’yoshu Manuscripts with Hiragana Interlinear Glosses
Main Researcher: SHINZAWA Noriko, Professor at Tsurumi University（2023–2025）

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● Regional Collaborative Research on the Early Modern Period Noble-Military Cultural Sphere Centered on the
Tamura Family of the Ichinoseki Domain
Main Researcher: OYAMA Kazuya, assistant professor at Doshisha University（2024–2026）

Project
These are collaborative research projects conducted on our specific collection (including the ones that loaned tous) and one of the research outcomes is creation, display, and publication of bibliographical introduction of related
documents. The project is composed of researchers (applicants) who will conduct an individual research project as
a project member, and each of them will also aim to acquire various knowledge through exchanges at the researchmeetings. (The main researcher is to be selected by the project members at the first meeting.)
All projects are selected through a public application process.
● Basic Research on the NIJL MATSUNO Yoichi Collection
Main Researcher: TATENO Fumiaki, Associate Professor at Saitama University（2022–2024）● Basic Research on the NIJL USUDA Jingoro Collection
Main Researcher: KUBOKI Hideo, Professor at Nihon University（2023–2025）● Basic Research on the NIJL Ex-KITANO Tayuru Collection of Paintings and Calligraphy
Main Researcher: GOYAMA Rintaro, Professor at Keio University（2024–2026）

Modern LiteratureThis is a collaborative research project on modern Japanese literature. Our faculty member leads a project as a main
researcher, and we select other project members.
● The Relation Between Literary Exempla, Writing, and Readers in Modern Japanese Literature
Main Researcher: TADA Kurahito, Associate Professor at NIJL

（2022–2024）

Regional Material
These are collaborative research projects in which each main researcher, who is an expert in and has in-depth
knowledge of one of the five collections selected from among libraries and collections across the country where wehave performed surveying and collecting, leads the project. The project members are mainly members of the regional
material specialist committee (formerly known as“Japanese literature literature material investigators”) who have been
responsible for the surveying and collecting project at each region.
It is required to hold a seminar in each fiscal year on the collection that was used by the project for its researchmaterial in order to share the importance of research resources with people in each region.
● Research on the Tohoku University Kano Collection
Main Researcher: SAKURA Yoshiyasu, Professor at Tohoku University（2022–2024）● Research on Classical Documents Handed Down from Kamo Shrine Including Classical Documents in the
Yamamoto Family on Loan from the Kyoto City Library of Historical Documents（2022–2024）
Main Researcher: KOBAYASHI Kazuhiko, Professor at Kyoto Sangyo University● Research on the Soai University Syunsyo Collection: Books and people
Main Researcher: CHIBA Shinya, Professor at Soai University（2022–2024）● Research on the Masamune Collection
Main Researcher: KAWASAKI Tsuyoshi, Professor at Shujitsu University（2022–2024）● Comprehensive Research on the Nakagawa Collection (Yutoku Inari Shrine)
Main Researcher: MURAKAMI Yoshiaki, Associate Professor at Kumamoto Gakuen University（2022–2024）

International
This is an international collaborative research project promoted based on research and study of overseas premodern
Japanese texts. Our faculty member leads a project as a main researcher, and we select other project members. (Theparticipation ratio of overseas researchers in each project is assessed.)

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● Research on Premodern Japanese Works in University of Hawaii of Manoa and Honolulu Museum of Art （2022–2024）
Main Researcher: KANSAKU Ken'ichi, Professor at NIJLModel Building in the Humanities through Data-driven Problem-solving
As a successor project to the "Project to Build an International Collaborative Research Network for Pre-Modern
Japanese Texts (NIJL-NW Project), which was implemented for 10 years from FY2014 to FY2023 as a Large-Scale
Academic Frontiers Project by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), the"Model Building in the Humanities through Data-driven Problem-solving" is being implemented as a 10-year
project from FY2024 to FY2033.
In this project, we will establish a data infrastructure centered on Japanese literature by further expanding
the collection of image data through collaboration with domestic and overseas institutions, converting image
data into text data through the use of AI and other means, and promoting the development of data analysis
technologies. We aim to pioneer next-generation humanities research utilizing large-scale data in collaboration
with domestic and international researchers from different fields based on an awareness of various issues.

Overview of the Plan

4 research areas involved in Humanities through Data-driven Problem-solving
Purpose of the Plan

What is Problem-Solving Humanities?

Introduce the concept of accumulating andconstructing sustainable and general-purpose
large-scale data into research in the humanities,build a data infrastructure that can be used byother ﬁelds including the natural sciences, andthrough its full utilization, create data-driven,problem-solving research in the humanities
that can be used in collaboration with diﬀerent
ﬁelds to build a sustainable society.

A new type of humanities that attempts to solve
problems in human society by building "sogochi"
from the standpoint of the humanities, a ﬁeld ofstudy that covers a wide variety of human activity.
It will serve as a foundation to support theconcept of a resilient symbiotic society in which
resources and energy are recycled, and a society inwhich people can coexist with various non-humanthings, such as living organisms and nature.

Accumulation andConversion of Data

Problem Solution in
Human Society

Humanities throughData-driven Problem-solving
Analysis andConversion of Data

Utilization of
Data

Pioneering
new data

Construction of
Data Infrastructure

Development of Humanities
Data Analysis Technologies

Applying the Resultsof Content Analysis

Material Analysis andInvestigation

・Build a data infrastructure as afoundation to enable comprehensive
research across many disciplines.

・Promote technology improvement
and research support for machineprocessing of humanities data
written in Japanese.

・Promote the utilization of the datain natural and social sciences
beyond the scope of humanities.

・Develop analytical techniques toextract information from premodern japanese texts as materials.

■ What is the Large-Scale Academic Frontiers Project?

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This is a large-scale project promoted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology(MEXT) that brings together cutting-edge technology and knowledge to tackle research issues that have never been
attempted before by mankind and achieve groundbreaking results that will lead academic research worldwide.
The project is being promoted based on the "Road Map," a basic concept for the promotion of large-scale projects
formulated in consideration of the wishes of the broad research field communities.

■ The Significance of a Data-driven Approach to Japanese Historical Documents

The oldest surviving Japanese historical work is the Kojiki, which dates back to 1,300 years. This continuity, withthe existence of a written tradition stretching back over 1,000 years within a single country, is a notable phenomenon
even when considered on a global scale. The historical data found in texts produced over such a vast span of time
includes various records concerned with the constitution of human society—ranging from memories of climate change
and environmental history (including natural disasters) to wisdom on multicultural coexistence, records of how troublesof the human heart were faced, and solutions where society could recover after suffering from a crisis.
Owing, however, to the particular properties of Japanese washi paper as a medium, these texts have had to bepreserved in libraries and research institutions, with only very limited opportunities to be examined by anyone but field
specialists, making any comprehensive use and analysis of the information they contain an arduous task.
This is the background to the foundation of the NIJL-NW Project for premodern Japanese texts, which aimed tobuild an environment in which the enormous amount of accumulated information in such texts, previously mostly
hidden from view, was made available—as data—for swift access at need, and not only to scholars in other fields but
to anyone at all, in Japan or abroad. Through our institute's NIJL-NW Project, an environment permitting anyone withan internet connection to freely access the complete image data of as many as 300,000 premodern Japanese texts iscurrently in the process of taking shape.
Our new project, building upon this structure 300,000-items strong, plans to further expand the coverage of its data
accumulation to the Meiji period. By linking up with the bibliographic data already released by the National Diet Libraryspanning this earlier part of the modern period, we will be able to offer diachronic data spanning over 1,000 years, which we areprocessing to make machine-readable and ready for use by scholars in other fields, such as in the natural and social sciences. We
aim, moreover, to make the results of collaborative research projects between humanities scholars and scholars in other fields
likewise available as data, through a framework we plan to build that will encourage the circulation of such research results.

The classics tell us where to turn and where to go in the face of diverse values

Opening up Japan's memories and experiences over the past 1,000 years to the world
Furthermore, provide data that can be deciphered and appreciated by anyone

FY2014〜FY20231972
Establishment

Model Building in the Humanities through Data-driven Problem-solving
Data expansion and sophistication of theresearch infrastructure database
Promotion of data-driven research throughinterdisciplinary fusion

Expansion of image data, conversion to text data by OCR,
creation and publication of calibrated text data
Promotion of data-driven research, sophistication of
fundamental technologies, and interdisciplinary research incollaboration with other institutions within the organization▶
▶

Project to Build an International Collaborative Research Network for Premodern Japanese Texts

Construction of "Database of premodern japanese texts(Union Catalogue Database of Japanese Texts)"
Construction of international
collaborative research network▶Creation and publication of 300,000 items of image data
Promotion of international▶Fostering of interdisciplinary researchcollaborative researchSpecialized research and study of Japanese literature andrelated materials held in Japan and abroad, and collectionof photographed and original materials▶Organizing and preserving locational and bibliographic
information on Japanese literature and developing
research base for Japanese literature and related ﬁelds▶

2022 50th anniversary

The results of the "NIJL-NW Project" can be viewed on the archive website.
https://www.nijl.ac.jp/pages/cijproject/
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FY2024〜FY2033

Overview of the Project Plan
The outline of the project plan is as follows.

■ Data expansion and sophistication of the research infrastructure database

The scope of image data accumulation will be expanded to include the early modern era (early Meiji era), and largescale machine-readable text data will be formulated.

・Expansion of image data
Through the NIJL-NW Project, we have achieved full digitization of 300,000 volumes of premodern japanese texts
and made them available as open data in the Union Catalogue Database of Japanese Texts, which can be used free ofcharge by anyone, anytime on the web. In this project, an addition of full digitization of 150,000 volumes of premodernjapanese texts will be created, to comprise a total of 450,000 volumes of premodern japanese texts.
・Creation of text data
OCR is used to create machine-readable text data based on the image data of 300,000 volumes of premodern japanese
texts published in the Union Catalogue Database of Japanese Texts. This will allow us to use the data in online searchand display systems as well as for the creation of machine learning models. We also provide more reliable texts withminimal markup according to TEI guidelines, and for some texts, through proofreading by researchers and existing
reprinted materials.

■ Promotion of data-driven research through interdisciplinary fusion

Data-driven research in collaboration with informatics, natural sciences and other fields and sophistication of
fundamental technologies are promoted through the following four research plans.
・Construction of Data Infrastructure
・Development of Humanities Data Analysis Technologies
・Applying the Results of Content Analysis
・Material Analysis and Investigation
Also, we are conducting interdisciplinary research with domestic and international researchers based on theawareness of various issues using large-scale data, taking advantage of the economies of scale of the organization,in collaboration with other organizations within the National Institutes for the Humanities, which act as the hub forvarious humanities fields.

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"Expansion Studies of Synthetic Bibliology," Multidisciplinary Collaborative Projects led by us in cooperation
with the National Museum of Japanese History, National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics,
and other research institutions outside of the organization such as universities

Interdisciplinary research
In this project, we conduct a variety of collaborative research with different disciplines beyond the scope of humanities.

■ Construction of Data Infrastructure

We develop both the hardware and software aspects of the data-driven research system designed to serve
as foundation for this project, creating also a plan for how it will operate, which we will then put into practicalimplementation.

■ Development of Humanities Data Analysis Technologies

We develop methods and analytical technologies for data-driven integration of humanities data by extracting researchmaterials through the use of AI technology and their adaptation to multiple fields, developing text analysis and searchtechnologies for non-text materials such as images, and responding to international standardization of data storage.

Text Analytics implementing "Early Modern Edo Colloquialisms,""Early Modern Kamigata Colloquialisms," and"Early Modern Written Language" tokenizers

Example of TEI-compliant text structuring

What is TEI (Text Encoding Initiative)?
An international collaborative project aimed at developing standards
for the proper digitization of humanities texts. Operated by the TEI
Consortium.
Enacted standards are published as TEI Guidelines.

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Development of images of premodern Japanese
texts into machine-readable dataAI-based recognition technology (courtesy of Center for Open Data in the Humanities (CODH) http://codh.rois.ac.jp/)■ Applying the Results of Content Analysis

Transforming the kind of evidential data previously confined to use in the human sciences into data that can also
be utilized by the natural and social sciences, we will engage in collaborative research projects directed towards theresolution of various issues facing contemporary society.

Collaborative research with the National Institute of Polar
Research to study the meteorite that fell in the center ofpresent-day Hachioji City, Tokyo, during the Edo period,in conjunction with ancient documents

Collaborative research with Shinshu University and others todevelop edutainment materials for learning about classicalknowledge and related local history and culture■ Material Analysis and Investigation

Japan's 1,000 years' worth of texts have not only the accumulated data of their written content to offer, but also all
the data they themselves embody as physical objects. One of our aims is to establish a technological basis enabling theextraction—and analysis and investigation—of data from this material aspect of texts, on a scale only rarely attemptedin the past.

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High-resolution digital microscope used for material analysis research and an example of research results

Major event results for FY2023● Hosted the Japan Association for Digital Humanities (JADH) annual international
conference, JADH2023, on September 20-22, 2023. In conjunction with theinternational conference, the workshop "Dialogue between Researchers andLibrarians: A Roundtable on Promoting Data-Driven Humanities" was held
on September 20, and the international symposium "Exploring Possibilities
for Data-Driven Research in East Asian Studies" on September 21.
● Co-hosted the international symposium on materials analysis "The Near
Future of Illustrated Storybook Research: Achievements of Combining the
Humanities and Sciences Part 2" on December 17, 2023, jointly with Jissen
Women's Educational Institute Bungei Material Laboratory (supported by
Lasertec Corporation).

Poster for JADH2023●C o-hosted the SDGs experience event for junior and senior high school
students "Let's Learn about Recycling-oriented Society in the Edo Period
through a Paper-making Experience Using Authentic Edo Period Books" onJanuary 13, 2024, as an initiative related to material analysis, jointly with
Jissen Joshi Gakuen Junior and Senior High School and Jissen Women's
Educational Institute Bungei Material Laboratory.

Poster for the SDGs experience event forjunior and senior high school students● Co-hosted the public seminar on the Applying the Results of Content
Analysis "Deepening of Fusion of Humanities and Science Approaches
toward Disaster Mitigation and Climate Change Adaptation Using
Historical Materials" on March 14, 2024, jointly with Ibaraki University’sGlobal and Local Environment Co-creation Institute (GLEC).

Poster for seminars co-hosted with GLEC

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Seminar on data structuring for humanities● Hosted the "Data Structuring Seminar for the Humanities"
sessions three times on January 26, January 30, and March 8,
2024, targeted mainly at young researchers in the humanities
as well as a wide range of researchers and intended for digitaltransformation of academic research and nurturing of humanresources who have mastered new research methods.

Union Catalogue Database of Japanese Texts

The Union Catalogue Database of Japanese Texts provides free of charge bibliographic information and complete
digital images of premodern Japanese texts held by domestic and foreign institutions and individuals. This is a databaseof premodern Japanese texts integrated and developed from the "Union Catalogue of Early Japanese Books" andthe "Database of Pre-modern Japanese Works" that have been made available by the National Institute of Japanese
Literature.

■ Features of the Union Catalogue Database of Japanese Texts● The digitized texts are compatible with the IIIF (International Image Interoperability Framework), a standard for
digital archives. IIIF-compatible images published in other digital archives can be displayed in conjunction. Also, a
DOI (Digital Object Identifier) is assigned to the digitized texts to ensure permanency of access.

● We employ authority control by work and author. This way, by linking bibliographic and holdings records representing
individual materials to the authority, it is possible to list bibliographies that have been transcribed and published in various
forms and to search for works by author all at once. These authority data are inherited and developed from
"Kokusho Sōmokuroku" (Iwanami Shoten), and not only information on works and authors, but also information on
the location of premodern Japanese texts and reprinted or reproduced materials that were included in "Kokusho
Sōmokuroku" can be referenced.

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● Authority information (work and author) in the Union Catalogue
Database of Japanese Texts is used as a "Title Marker" and"Author Marker" in the National Diet Library Search, and isregistered in the Standard Identifier Source Codes of the Libraryof Congress as an identifier. It can also be used as the "Unified
Title Authority" for NACSIS-CAT operated by the National
Institute of Informatics. It is also used in the National Diet
Library Search, the CiNii Research, and the Japan Knowledge.

●We are taking initiatives to disseminate and promote the use of the Union
Catalogue Database of Japanese Texts.
1. Creation of flyers and pamphlets
We create flyers and pamphlets that provide an easy-to-understand overview of the Union Catalogue Database ofJapanese Texts and its functions.

Pamphlet in Japanese (Partial)

Flyer in JapaneseFlyer in English

Pamphlet in English (Partial)

2. Staff members participate in various symposiums and other events to provide
an overview and explain the features.
Symposiums visited:
・70th Annual Meeting of the Japan Association of National University Libraries
・33rd Annual Conference of the European Association of Japanese Resource Specialists
・JADH2023
・Library Fair・9th International Conference on Pre-modern Japanese Texts
・(Contribution) Current Awareness-E №460 CA-E2612 - "Union Catalogue Database of Japanese Texts" bringing
premodern Japanese texts closer to people
https://current.ndl.go.jp/e2612

3. Introduction of search technology
A technical introduction to the implementation of variant character search in the Union Catalogue Database ofJapanese Texts is available in the GitHub repository and as a YouTube video.
・National Institute of Japanese Literature GitHub repository "Introduction of case studies of variant character
handling in the Union Catalogue Database of Japanese Texts"
https://github.com/kokubunken/kokusho-itaiji-search

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・National Institute of Japanese Literature YouTube channel "National Institute of Japanese Literature Tech Talk Vol 1"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNwBKeyfBGk

Activities Overview
Aims of the Work undertaken by NIJLThis institute performs specialized surveys and research on documents of Japanese literature and related
fields housed at institutions both in Japan and overseas. It also seeks to expand its own collection of original
materials and photographic facsimiles, organize and preserve information gathered on such materials' location
and bibliography, and provide a foundation for the study of Japanese literature and related fields. It also makes its
materials available in various ways to users in Japan and abroad, while contributing back to the society throughinitiatives such as exhibits and lecture meetings.

1 Surveying and Collecting

In collaboration with researchers from universities throughout Japan, institute personnel travel to the sites ofcollection of original documents—such as manuscripts and printed editions—related to Japanese literature andengage in research with a bibliographical focus.
In conjunction with such research, original materials stored in libraries and archives throughout Japan areadded to NIJL's own collections through full-volume photography by means of digital images and thereby madeavailable to the general public.

Items Surveyed or Collected to Date
Surveyed

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Collected

Japan

1,037 locations

425,288 items

Overseas

67 locations

16,367 items

Total

1,104 locations

441,655 items

Japan

399 locations

227,678 items

Overseas

13 locations

1,518 items

Total

412 locations

229,196 items

■ List of Locations Surveyed
FY 2023■ List of Locations Collected
FY 2023

Kanto Region

Kanto Region

Kyushu / Okinawa Region

The Imperial Household Agency,
Archives and Mausolea Department

The Imperial Household Agency,
Archives and Mausolea Department

Yutoku Inari Shrine(Nakagawa Bunko)

National Institute for Japanese
Language and Linguistics

Hosei University (Kozan Bunko)

Suwa Shrine (Suwa Bunko)

Saimyoji Temple

Chubu Region

Hizen Shimabara Matsudaira Bunko

Chubu Region

Toyama City Public Library(Yamada Yoshio Bunko)

Matsura Historical Museum

Hamamatsu City Kamonomabuchi
MuseumHamamatsu City Kamono Mabuchi
Memorial Hall

Hirose Museum

Kinki Region

Kinki Region

Modern Materials

Kasugataisha Shrine

Kyoto Women's University(Roan Bunko)

Meiji Shinbun Zasshi Bunko,
University of Tokyo

Zuikoh-ji Temple

Kyoto City Library of Historical
Documents

Mushakoji Saneatsu Kinenkan

Chugoku / Shikoku Region

Kyoto Kanze Noh Theater

Tokyo Keizai University

Tottori Prefectural Museum

Zuikoh-ji Temple

Fukuoka Literature Museum

Tezen Museum

Chugoku / Shikoku Region

KAGOSHIMA Modern Literature
Museum

Masamune Bunko

Tezen Museum

Other Archive

Hikari City Cultural Center

Masamune Bunko

EGAWA Bunko

Uwajima Date Cultural Properties
Association

Sohonzan Zentsuji Temple

Sanada Treasures Museum(Sanada Family Collection)

Oozu City Library

Yasuda Women's University Library(Inaga Bunko)

Kochi Castle Museum of History

Uwajima Date Cultural Properties
Association

Kyushu/Okinawa Region

Oozu City Library

Suwa Shrine(Suwa Bunko)

Kochi Castle Museum of History*Honorific titles of owners
have been omitted.

Oita Prefecture Ancient Sages
Historical Archives
Modern Materials

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Kasaoka City Board of Education

2 Public Access to NIJL's Collections

The institute's library allows the perusal of
documents and provides various copy services. It isalso possible for users in remote locations to accessdocuments and copy services through the interlibraryloan system. Those not affiliated with any university
can request copies directly by post, fax, or email.
In addition, collections inquiries by telephone andreference questions submitted by post, fax, or email
are also accepted.

Library■ Library Services Guide
Hours of
Operation
Service
Hours

Closed Stack
Requests

Weekdays

9 : 3 0 –1 8 : 0 0

Saturdays

9 : 3 0 –1 7 : 0 0

Weekdays

9 : 3 0 –1 7 : 0 0

Saturdays

9 : 3 0 –1 6 : 0 0

Copy
Services

9 : 3 0 –1 6 : 0 0・Sundays and public holidays
・New Year holiday (December 27–January 5)
・Annual collections inspection period (February)
・4th Wednesdays of every month・Summer holiday(In addition, the institute may be close for other reasons. Please check posted signs and theinstitute's web page.)

ClosedServices
OfferedCollections

Microfilm, Japanese rare books (manuscripts and print editions), historical documents, printed
books, photographic facsimiles, books on local history from across the country, and periodicals.
Prior appointments are required to view historical documents, rare books, special collections.
(These are not available on Saturdays.)

Photo duplication
Services

Electronic photocopying (including photocopying using a reader printer) and positive films(excluding historical documents)

Photography
Lending
Lending for
Exhibitions

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Overnight lending of printed-out facsimile copies (some books excluded)
Lending for exhibitions at libraries, archives, museums, etc.

Reference Service

Accepting and responding to questions and requests for document searches

Interlibrary Loan

Photocopying and lending through the interlibrary loan system (ILL)

Phone

Usage in General :Interlibrary Loan (ILL):
Historical documents:
Use in Publications:FAX

0 4 2 -5 2 6 -8 6 0 7E-mailet s ur a n@ nij l .ac .j p

Inquiries

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Historical documents and other such materials excluded from electronic photocopying

050-5533-2926, Academic Materials Section
050-5533-2926,〃
050-5533-2930,〃
050-5533-2930,〃

■ Materials in NIJL's Collections
Types of Materials
Microfilm
Microfilm Materials

Books

Printed Photographic
Facsimiles

No. of Items, etc.
Japanese Literature

195,097 items

38,192 reels

202 items

6,308 reels

HistoryJapanese Literature
History

No. of Volumes, etc.

―

68,935 volumes―

11,196 volumes

Premodern Japanese texts

20,352 items

65,804 volumes

Printed books, printed-out photographic
facsimile copies, etc.

118,555 items

205,000 volumes

Periodicals
Microfiche

9,578 publications
Japanese Literature

Historical Documents
Historical Documents and Other Materials on
Loan to the Library―

16,667 items

57,358 sheets

511 items

about 520,000 items

Japanese Literature

13 items

9,540 volumes

History

17 items

6,847 items■ Representative Collection Materials
Materials Related to Japanese Literature

Rare Books
Kasuga Kaishi (Important Cultural Property), a 1682 Aratoya editionof Koushoku lchidai Otoko, an illustrated old moveable-type edition ofSoga Monogatari, a Kamakura-era manuscript of Shin Kokin Wakashu,a Nara ehon edition of Utsuho Monogatari, the Shin Kokin Wakashu
Senka Soko, and a Kamakura period manuscript of The Tale of Genji(16 chapters) (222 items in all)Special Collections
Kokin Wakashu (Collection of Ancient and Modern Poetry) and related
works formerly owned by Kyoichi Nishishita (Hatsukari Collection);
anthologies of Chinese poetry from the Edo and Meiji periods formerly
owned by author Shinichiro Nakamura (Japanese Chinese Poetry
Collection); Essays in Idleness and other works (Isao Kojo Collection);a collection centered on the Shin Kokin Wakashu (New Collection ofAncient and Modern Poetry) (Kaifu Rogetsu Collection); diaries, records,
and documents related to court lore, literature, and the performing arts
from the Tayasu Tokugawa family (Tayasu Tokugawa family materials(Denpan Bunko)); books, documents and records collected by Ikujiro Ukai,a politician of the Meiji era (Ukai Bunko); a collection including works by
Soko Yamaga (Yamaga Bunko); a collection centered on The Tales of Iseand related works (Tesshinsai Bunko); and 27 others.

Kasuga kaishi(National Institute of Japanese Literature collections)

Closed Stacks

Materials on Loan to the LibraryMaterials from 12 collections, including, among others, six items from the collection of KANEKO Motoomi, 156
items from the ancient manuscript fragment collection of SAKATA Yasuyoshi, and 50 boxes containing 6,690 pages of
documents from the Masuda Collection.

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Historical Documentary Materials
The Historical Materials collection focuses on the early modern and modern periods and contains over 520,000 items,
covering nearly every region of Japan.
The early modern materials consist for the most part of town- and village-level documents (such as the Owari no Kuni
Nagoya Moto Zaimokucho lnuyamaya Kandoke documents, and the Shinano no Kuni Takaigun Higashi Ebemura Yamada
Shozaemonke documents), but they also contain warrior-class documents (such as the Shinano no Kuni Matsushiro
Sanadake documents, the Awa no Kuni Tokushima Hachisuka documents, and the Yamashiro no Kuni Yodo Inabake
documents), court-family documents (such as the Yamashiro no Kuni Kyoto Sanjonishike documents), and documents fromreligious institutions (such as the Yamashiro no Kuni Kadonogun Saga Tenryūji Tacchū Rinsenji documents).
The modern collections contain documents dealing with prefectural, municipal, and village-level government (such as
the Aichi Prefectural Office documents and the Okayama, Hiroshima, and Tottori Prefectural and Municipal documents).

3 International Exchange
Japanese literature is a field of study pursued throughout the world. An important challenge facing Japanese
literary research today is learning to perceive Japanese literature from a variety of different research viewpoints
and methods. Based on such an awareness, NIJL has established the International Collaboration Division torevitalize activities of international exchange. As part of this, we have actively engaged in a number of activities
in Japan and overseas, such as the hosting of various symposia, seminars, and conferences devoted to research on
premodern Japanese texts.
Furthermore, the Global Consortium for Japanese Textual Scholarship was established as a voluntaryorganization on November 1, 2020, with the aim of enabling institutions both domestic and international towork together by sharing their limited resources and complementing each other's strengths and weaknesses inorder to promote the study of pre-1900 Japanese manuscripts, scrolls, and printed books. The secretariat for thisconsortium is at NIJL. As of the end of March 2024, there are 83 participating organizations (41 in Japan and 42
overseas). https://kotenseki.org/■ Academic Exchange Agreements

As an international center for research on Japanese literature, NIJL is actively engaged in a variety of academic
exchange projects with researchers and research institutions overseas. In particular, it is the conclusion of academic
exchange agreements with overseas institutions that makes stable, ongoing research exchange possible.
Activities center on the exchange of researchers between institutions in Japan and overseas, as well as the hostingof international research symposia. They also include the implementation of joint surveys and joint research projects
and extend to the hosting of graduate students for short-term training.
Presently, academic exchange agreements have been concluded with the following overseas institutions:● Collège de France, Institute of Advanced Japanese Studies (France)● Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Department of Asian and North African Studies (Italy)● The University of Naples "L' Orientale" (Italy)● Sapienza University of Rome, Italian Institute of Oriental Studies (Italy)● University of Florence, Department of Education, Languages, Intercultural Studies, Literatures and Psychology (Italy)● Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing Center for Japanese Studies (China)● Leiden University, Faculty of Humanities (The Netherlands)● The University of British Columbia, Faculty of Arts, Department of Asian Studies (Canada)● Columbia University, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures (U.S.)● Korea University, Global Institute for Japanese Studies (Republic of Korea)● University of California, Berkeley, C.V. Starr East Asian Library (U.S.)● Berlin State Library (Germany)● Vatican Apostolic Library (Vatican City State)● University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures (U.S.)● Heidelberg University, Institute of Japanese Studies (Germany)● Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Faculty of Linguistics, Cultures, and Arts (Germany)● The British Library Board (U.K.)● The Smithsonian Institution (Freer Gallery of Art & Arthur M. Sackler Gallery) (U.S.)● Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies● Institute of Japanese Studies Dankook University (Republic of Korea)● THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS (U.S.)● The North American Coordinating Council on Japanese Library Resources (North America)■ Materials Workshop

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Aimed at next-generation researchers, this workshop is co-hosted with the Inter-University Center for Japanese
Language Studies (IUC) and held two or three times a year, generally on an in-person basis. The workshop offers a
useful forum that gives practical guidance primarily for developing research projects based on pre-modern Japanese
texts. The content includes general introductions to the handling of various pre-modern texts, explanations of survey
and usage methods for primary-source materials, and advice on how to profitably use the NILJ databases and othersimilar resources.

■ International Conference on Japanese Literature (ICJL)This Conference is intended to further studies
on Japanese literature, to foster next-generation
researchers in the field, and to deepen the links
between researchers inside and outside of Japan.
While in the past held each fall, it was moved
to early May starting with the 44th Conference,in order to facilitate the participation of foreignexchange students.
The 47th Conference will be held in a hybrid
in-person/online format.
Dates: Sat/Sun May 11-12, 2024
Venue: National Institute of Japanese
Literature (Tachikawa City, Tokyo)
and online (Zoom Meetings and47th ICJL poster(Scheduled to be held on May 11-12, 2024)

YouTube Livestream)■ Seminars on Premodern Japanese Books
We hold seminars focused on the bibliography and literary culture of premodern Japanese books, one of the foundationsof Japanese culture, in collaboration with overseas researchers andresearch institutes.
9th

Feb 27, 2021 	Held online (jointly with the Beijing Foreign Studies
University, Beijing Center for Japanese Studies)

10th Mar 19, 2022 	Held online (jointly with the Beijing Foreign Studies
University, Beijing Center for Japanese Studies)
11th Mar 26, 2023 	Held online (jointly with the Beijing Foreign Studies
University, Beijing Center for Japanese Studies)
12th Mar 30, 2024 	Held online (jointly with the Beijing Foreign Studies
University, Beijing Center for Japanese Studies)

The 8th Seminar on Premodern Japanese Books

The 12th Seminar on Premodern Japanese Books poster■ Exchange with Overseas Researchers (Foreign and Outside Researchers)
To promote the internationalization of research on Japanese literature, we invite research fellow scholars fromabroad who are active on the front lines of research into Japanese literature and other related fields, thus offering our

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institute as a site for the use of academic resources and exchanges of expertise.

4 Community Outreach Activities

NIJL contributes to the society by widely publicizing the results of its research via exhibitions, lectures, symposia,
and various seminars.

■ Exhibitions

The institute hosts exhibitions in its first-floor exhibition room to showcase the resultsof its documentary surveys and other collaborative research projects.

Planned Exhibitions for FY2024

Regular Exhibition:“Various Japanese Books”
Planned to be held April 18 to August 9, 2024

Special Exhibition:“The Gift from Matsuno Bunko”
Planned to be held September 5 to October 22, 2024

Exhibition room

Special Exhibition:

“Makura no sōshi and the Shunsho Bunko Collection: Focusing on the Former Collection of Tanaka Jutaro”
Planned to be held October 28 to December 16, 2024

Special Exhibition:“The New World of The Tale of Genji”(Venue: Tamashin Museum) Planned to be held January 11 to March 16, 2025
Regular Exhibition:“Japanese Literary History Based on Documents”
Planned to be held from January 23, 2025, to April 18, 2025

The institute’s website
https://www.nijl.ac.jp/koten/webtenji/

Special Exhibit Corner
While the Regular Exhibition is being held, a special exhibit corner will be set up
within the exhibition room to display works from the institute’s holdings.
Web Exhibition room

■ Lecture Series⑴ Archives College

Long- and short-term courses are offered for the purpose of cultivating staff specialized
in tasks such as archival record preservation and the provision of user services.
The long-term lecture course is scheduled to be held at the institute over a totalof six weeks from Monday, July 22 to Friday, August 9 and from Monday, August 26
to Friday, September 13. Further, a short course will be held at Nagano Prefectural
Museum of History in Chikuma City, Nagano Prefecture, from Monday, November 11,
to Saturday, November 16.

2023 Archives
College Short-Term Course⑵ Workshop on Pre-Modern Japanese Books

This workshop, held in cooperation with the National Diet Library, seeks to impart tolibrarians from Japan and abroad who deal with premodern Japanese books the requisite
basic knowledge about such books and their handling.
Planned to be held in FY2024 for four days from Tuesday, July 2 to Friday, July 5.

■ The Tama Academic Cultural Platform “Plat NIJL”

Workshop on Pre-Modern
Japanese Books (2023)

NIJL concluded an agreement with Tama Shinkin Bank to establish the Tama Academic Cultural Platform“PlatNIJL,”to be constituted with NIJL at its core, by various businesses, local government bodies, universities, and othergroups as a platform to ensure the continual implementation of projects promoting academic research and culturalactivities in the Tama Region.
“Plat NIJL”projects will involve the holding of courses and lectures on academic research and cultural activities in
the Tama Region, collaboration and cooperation with various groups to make use of NIJL materials and databases, andthe promotion of industry–academy cooperation in general.

Please address inquiries to Staff in charge of Plat NIJL, National Institute of Japanese Literature
Email: platform@nijl.ac.jp■ NIJL Arts Initiative: Innovation through the Legacy of Japanese Literature

Since October 2017, we have been implementing the project, the NIJL Arts
Initiative: Innovation through the Legacy of Japanese Literature. This project is tobring artists from various fields and non-native Japanese translators into contact
with our rich collection of premodern texts and to co-create new cultural andartistic values through the creative workshops with our researchers.

Website for the NIJL Arts Initiative
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https://www.nijl.ac.jp/pages/nijl/en/
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NIJL Art Talk
Sei Shōnagon is about to finish writing Makura no sōshi--I have used up my brush, and when I have finished...--

Publicly Available Databases
The institute maintains various databases for purposes of research into Japanese literature and other related
fields. The following databases are available from the database page of our web site:
https:/ www.nijl.ac.jp/search-find/#database●NIJL OPAC

This is a catalog of the institute’s collectionof books, documents, and magazines (serial
publications) from the Meiji Period onward.

●Database of Academic Papers inJapanese Literature and Archival
Studies

The database offers a collection of papers on

Japanese literature from 1888 to today, alongwith Japanese papers on archival studies.

Database of Academic Papers in Japanese Literature and Archival Studies

The Database lists information on studies
in Japanese literature, Japanese linguistics, and Japanese language
education compiled in journals, bulletins (monograph compilations),
and other forms in the NIJL holdings.
The archival studies papers listings include content created with
the Catalog Editing Committee of the Japan Society of Archives
Institutions, Kanto District Branch.

●Union Catalogue Database of Japanese Texts

Union Catalogue Database of Japanese Texts

This is a searchable database of works, authors, bibliographic

information, and high-resolution images of pre-modern texts (fromthe Edo Period and earlier), and other materials held by NIJL andvarious other institutions inside and outside of Japan.

●Archival Holdings on Japanese History

These are archives of early modern and modern documents,

records, and objects collected and maintained by the Ministry of
Education Historical Archives (founded in 1951) and its successor,
the National Institute of Japanese Literature.

●Directory of Overseas Collections of Old andRare Japanese Books, Other Print Materials, andManuscripts

Archival Holdings on Japanese History

This directory provides information in English (and in Japanesein some cases) on contact information for institutions outside of Japan keeping premodern Japanese texts, andthe accessibility of their collections.

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*1 See p. 14-15 for information on the Union Catalogue Database of Japanese Texts.
*2 Some of the database material released up to FY2022 is available as research information at the NIJL Repository.

Researchers (as of April 1, 2024)■ Director-General
Name
WATANABE Yasuaki

Research Interests
History of waka

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Name

Position

IRIGUCHI Atsushi

Professor, Deputy Director-General(in charge of planning and coordination)

Early modern literature

KANSAKU Ken'ichi

Professor, Deputy Director-General(in charge of research)

Early modern Japanese literature, particularly the history of waka and the arts

OKAZAKI Makiko

Professor(Head of Researcher)

Research on Japanese literature of the Heian and medieval periods and on
waka literature

KIGOSHI Shunsuke

Professor(Head of Researcher)

Early modern Japanese literature, particularly the history of the novel

NISHIMURA Shintaro

Professor(Head of Researcher)Preservation of historical records in areas affected by the Fukushima
nuclear disaster, editing of the Oaza Magazine

FUJIZANE Kumiko

Professor(Head of Researcher)

Political culture of early modern and restoration-era Japan and theestablishment of documentary book studies

YAMAMOTO Kazuaki

Professor(Head of Researcher)

Research on 19th-century Japanese literature

SAITO Maori

Professor, *Chair ofJapanese Literature(SOKENDAI)

Medieval literature

WATANABE Koichi

Professor

OYAMA Keizo

Specially appointed
Professor

Research on informatics, information retrieval, and construction andcollaborative use of data sets to be used in research

OTA Naohiro

Associate Professor

Regional government in early modern Japan and early-modern archives studies

KIKUCHI Nobuhiko

Associate Professor

Digital history, digital public history, and the modern and contemporary
history of Spain

KITAMURA Keiko

Associate Professor

Research on information utilization technologies in the Humanities

KURIHARA Yutaka

Associate Professor

Representations of the Late Edo and Meiji Restoration Periods in Modern
Japanese Literature

DAVIN Didier

Associate Professor

Medieval Buddhism and literature

TADA Kurahito

Associate Professor“Citations”in modern Japanese literature

NAKANISHI Satoko

Associate Professor

Heian-period literature and narrative literature

MATSUDA Kuninori

Associate Professor

Utilization of computing technology in the humanities

YAMAMOTO Yoshitaka

Associate Professor

Japanese literature in Classical Chinese, particularly of the Edo and Meiji periods

OSHIUMI Keiichi

Specially appointed
Associate Professor

Research evaluation in social science and humanities, policy research

MATSUBARA Noriko

Specially appointed
Associate Professor

Research on Japanese literature with a focus on 18th-century illustrated
storybooks (Red Books, Black Books, Blue Books)

MORIOKA TomohikoSpecially appointed
Associate Professor

Informatics on Chinese characters, character processing based on character
ontology, and general character theory

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■ Research Department
Research Interests

Early modern Japanese urban history and archives studies

Name

Position

Research Interests

EDO Hideo

Assistant Professor

Heian-era literature, narratology

KAWAKAMI Hajime

Assistant Professor(Tenure Track)

Japanese medieval literature; in particular waka literature of the Muromachi
PeriodKNOTT Jeffrey

Assistant Professor

Classical studies and the reception of classical literature in medieval Japan

TAKEUCHI Ayano

Specially appointed
Assistant Professor

Data-driven texual analysis of Heian literature

MATSUNAGA Ryusei

Specially appointed
Assistant Professor

Research on publishing culture in early modern and modern Japan and on
booklending (kashihon) culture■ Center for Data-Driven Research on Premodern Japanese Texts
Name

Position

Research Interests

OYAMA Keizo

Director (dual post)

Research on informatics, information retrieval, and construction andcollaborative use of data sets to be used in research

KIGOSHI Shunsuke

Deputy Director(dual post)

Early modern Japanese literature, particularly the history of the novel

KIKUCHI NobuhikoDeputy Director(dual post)

Digital history, digital public history, and the modern history of Spain

NISHIMURA Shintaro

Professor (dual post)

Preservation of historical records in areas affected by the Fukushima nuclear
disaster, editing of the Oaza Magazine

YAMAMOTO Kazuaki

Professor (dual post)

Research on 19th-century Japanese literature

MATSUDA Kuninori

Associate Professor(dual post)

Utilization of computing technology in the humanities

MATSUBARA Noriko

Specially appointed
Associate Professor(dual post)

Research on Japanese literature with a focus on 18th-century illustrated
storybooks (Red Books, Black Books, Blue Books)

MORIOKA TomohikoSpecially appointed
Associate Professor(dual post)

Informatics on Chinese characters, character processing based on character
ontology, and general character theory

TAKEUCHI Ayano

Specially appointed
Assistant Professor(dual post)

Data-driven texual analysis of Heian literature■ Core Data Center
Position

Research Interests

YAMAMOTO Kazuaki

Director (dual post)

Research on 19th-century Japanese literature

KANSAKU Ken'ichi

Deputy Director(dual post)

Early modern Japanese literature, particularly the history of waka and the arts

OKAZAKI Makiko

Professor (dual post)

Research on Japanese literature of the Heian and medieval periods and on
waka literature

KIKUCHI Nobuhiko

Associate Professor(dual post)

Digital history, digital public history, and the modern and contemporary
history of Spain

TADA Kurahito

Associate Professor(dual post)“Citations”in modern Japanese literature

MATSUDA Kuninori

Associate Professor(dual post)

Utilization of computing technology in humanities

MORIOKA TomohikoSpecially appointed
Associate Professor(dual post)

Informatics on Chinese characters, character processing based on character
ontology, and general character theory

TAKEUCHI Ayano

Specially appointed
Assistant Professor(dual post)

Data-driven texual analysis of Heian literature

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Name

Support for Young Researchers■Special Inter-University Research Fellows

At the request of national, public, and private universities, in FY1979, theGraduate School Education Collaborative System was established to promote
cooperation in graduate-level education and began accepting graduate
students. The program later expanded participation in FY1998 with theinauguration of the Special Inter-University Research Fellows Program.
Students currently studying Japanese literature and related subjects
in doctoral or master's programs at domestic national, public, and private
universities are eligible for acceptance as Special Inter-University Research
Fellows and provided at NIJL with the supervision they need. NIJL hosts
around ten fellows in total at a time, each as a general rule for a period of
one year, beginning in April and ending the following March.
Fiscal year

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Total Active Fellows

6

6

4

6

4

■Events Aimed at Young Researchers■ International Conference on Japanese Literature (ICJL)(FY2023 results)

Overview: Face-to-face or online research presentations (oral presentations)
Poster presentations (information session)
14 research presentations, divided into 4 sessions (including 8 young researchers)
2 poster presentations (including 1 young researchers)
Participants: 98 (2 days' total)■ Materials Workshop Series (FY 2023)

This workshop was held twice, on November 15 and February 21 at

NIJL and, in part, online. Participants: Up to 113, including participants fromJapan, the United States, China, and Italy.

■ Workshop on Pre-modern Japanese Books (FY 2023)

We hold a series of trainings providing introductory-level knowledge on

the bibliography of premodern Japanese texts, aimed in particular at young
researchers. In FY 2023, this training program was scheduled on the firstand second days of the 21st“Workshop on Pre-Modern Japanese Books.”■ Prize in Classical Japanese Literary Scholarship(Sponsored by the National Institute of Japanese Literature Support Association)

The“Prize in Classical Japanese Literary Scholarship”is a continuation of the“Japanese Classical Literature

Association Award”sponsored by the“Japanese Classical Literature Association”foundation, established as the“National Institute of Japanese Literature Support Association”with the goal of encouraging and aiding young
researchers of classical Japanese literature.
Eligible recipients of the award (as many as three per year) must have been under the age of 40 at the time of thework submitted for consideration. One recipient was selected by the award committee for the 16th“Prize in ClassicalJapanese Literary Scholarship,”based upon the committee's consideration of their work (published books) from the

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period of January to December, 2022.

Graduate Education■Japanese Literature Program, Graduate Institute for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAIThis program, with the National Institute of Japanese Literature as its parent institute, fosters students to become
leaders in the new development of Japanese literature. Specifically, this program aims to enable students to acquire
specialized research techniques and comprehensive analyticalskills and knowledge by focusing on primary sources as
research subjects, mainly literature, among cultural resources.
The program fosters logical thinking and writing skills, creativeand interdisciplinary perspectives, as well as the ability to tackle
issues in peripheral fields, to nurture researchers with a broad
perspective who can tackle issues in surrounding fields and play
an active role both domestically and internationally.
This program consists of only the doctoral program, andstudents in this program will study and conduct research
activities at the National Institute of Japanese Literature, National
Institutes for the Humanities, located in Tachikawa City, Tokyo.

● Graduate Program Students（as of April 2024）

Quota

1st year

2nd year

3rd year

Total

2

1

2

4

7

● Degree Recipients of Past 5 Years

FY2019FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

FY2023

0

2

3

2

0

*includes the number of those who were Ph. D. by way of Dissertation● Careers of Degree Recipients

Aoyama Gakuin University Human Innovation ResearchCenter, Kanazawa University, Keio University, Korea University,
National Institute of Japanese Literature, Sichuan International
Studies University, Shohoku College, Tsuru University, Tokyo
Kasei University Junior and Senior High School, Japan Society for
the Promotion of Science, Hyogo University of Teacher Education,
Morioka University, Waseda University, Soiku Co., Ltd., and others.

*Due to a reorganization, from April 2023, Department of Japanese Literature
within the School of Cultural and Social Studies has been renamed
Japanese Literature Program, Graduate Institute for Advanced Studies.

■ Advantages of Japanese Literature Program● Guidance by Multiple Supervisors

Students are supported by 18 expert supervisors representing
experience in a wide variety of educational and research fields.
To provide a system of supervision responsive to the needsof individual student research projects, one main supervisor
and two supporting supervisors are chosen for each student
to supply finely customized guidance that draws on multiple
perspectives.

● An Environment Conducive to Education and Research

In conducting their research, students will have available tothe massive collection of materials housed at NIJL. Graduate
students may also avail abundant study facilities including
graduate students’rooms, lecture rooms, graduate librarystudies, and common rooms.

● Financial Support

Lectures utilizing original documents and images

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A comprehensive range of financial support is available, including support for travel expenses incurred in research
activities such as on-site archival research domestically and overseas, as well as in attendance or presentation at
scholarly conferences. Support is also provided through the active hiring of students as research assistants.Furthermore,
photocopying of materials within NIJL is free (up to a certain limit). The institute can also purchase books to makeavailable in the library upon request.

Reference Data

■ Staff, Budget, and Facilities (FY 2024)
Staff（Unit: persons）
Director General
1
Professor
9
Associate Professor
9
Assistant Professor
3
Specially appointed Professor
1
Specially-appointed Associate Professor
3
Specially-appointed Assistant Professor
1Administrative Staff
44
Total
71

Budget（Unit: 1,000 Yen）

IncomeAdministrative cost subsidies
Non-subsidized income
Expenses

Facilities

1,356,272

Total floor area

1,352,913

This includes :3,359
1,356,272

Education and research cost

815,740Administrative overhead

540,532（Unit: m2）
13,002

Reading room

1,584

Stack room / storage

2,416

Exhibition room355

■ Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research ＜ KAKENHI ＞ (FY 2024)
Research Categories

Review
Classification

Principal
Investigator

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)GeneralIRIGUCHI Atsushi

Integrated research on text formation for a data-driven approach to Japanese literature and2022‒2026
related fields

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)GeneralSAITO Maori

A Comprehensive Study of the Representation and Development of Literature and Art in the Middle Modern Period from2023‒2026
the Perspective of the Receptive Circle for the Generation of Painting Titles, Theories of Painting, and Powder Books

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)GeneralKANSAKU Ken'ichi

Fundamental Study on the Early Modern Illustrated Books

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)GeneralWATANABE Koichi

Towards a Historiography of "Connections": Rethinking the Environmental History of Early
2024‒2028
Modern and Modern Japan

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)GeneralOTA Naohiro

Basic Research on the Control of Forest Resources in the Early Modern Period: Focusing on the2024‒2028
Owari Clan

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)GeneralKIGOSHI Shunsuke

The restructuring and reception of 19th-century style “knowledge” as observed in local
2020‒2024
gazetteers and in stories of the fantastic

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)General

KOBAYASHI Kenji

A survey of and research on pictorial materials based on Noh and kyōgen of the early to mid2020‒2024
Edo period

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)GeneralYAMASHITA Noriko

Study of Middle-Early Modern Arts and Sciences in Tsuruya Nanboku Kabuki

2020–2024

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)GeneralDAVIN Didier

Works related to the early Daito Kokushi School2021‒2024

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)GeneralOKAZAKI Makiko

Comprehensive Research on the Generation and Development of Poem Titles from the Late2022‒2025
Heian Period to the Muromachi Period

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)GeneralTADA Kurahito

Historical Research on Interrelations Between Japanese Modern Literature and Historical2023‒2025
Concepts of Literary Style

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)General

NAKANISHI Satoko

Research on the Lengthening of the Genji monogatari within the household of Fujiwara no2023‒2026
Michinaga

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)GeneralOSHIUMI Keiichi

Study on the Impact of Research Evaluation Systems on Researchers in the Humanities

Research
periodResearch Project Title

2024‒2027

2023‒2026

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)GeneralDevelopmental Study on Human Exchange in the Late Edo and Meiji Periods Concerning
YAMAMOTO Kazuaki
2024‒2027
Pre-modern Japanese Texts

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)General

MATSUBARA Noriko

Development of the 18th- and 19th-century Jihon literature including later copies and2024‒2027
redefinition of the history of illustrated storybooks as revealed by material analysis

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research(Pioneering)

WATANABE Koichi

Examining nationwide surveys of regional archives during the social transition periods and2020‒2024
developing new methods

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

KNOTT Jeffrey

Basic Research on the History of Classical Studies in the Warring-States Period: The Genji Studies
2021‒2025
of Renga Masters in Particular

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

KURIHARA Yutaka

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

YAMAMOTO Yoshitaka Sinitic Prose Composition by Ito Togai

2022‒2026

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

MATSUNAGA Ryusei

2023‒2026

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

TAKEUCHI Ayano

Quantitative Research on Discourse in Heian Literature--the Phenomenon of Free Indirect2024‒2026
SpeechGrant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

KAWAKAMI HajimePreliminary Study of Ashikaga Yoshimasa's Waka and Renga

2023‒2024

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

KAWATA Shoko

Basic Study of the Anecdotal Elements in the Medieval Origin-based Notes to the Kokinshu

2023‒2024

Fund for the Promotion of Joint International
Research (Fostering Joint International Research (B))

KANSAKU Ken'ichi

Research and Study of Mitsui Collection at the University of California, Berkeley and2022‒2025
Establishment of an International Research Center through its Utilization

Grant-in-Aid for Publication of Scientific
Research Results (Databases)

YAMAMOTO Kazuaki Union Catalogue Database of Japanese Texts

Grant-in-Aid for Publication of Scientific
Research Results (Databases)

NISHIMURA Shintaro Archival Holdings on Japanese History

Grant-in-Aid for Publication of Scientific
Research Results (Academic Books)

MATSUNAGA Ryuse

Literary Representations of the Bakumatsu and Meiji Restoration in the 1920s and 30s

2022‒2025

Research on the Locations and Holdings of Kashihonya Lending Libraries in Modern Japan

2020‒2024
2024

Rental Book Wholesalers and the Rental Book Culture: Publication, Distribution, and Receptionof Entertainment Books

2024

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■ A List of Major Publications
Publications Introducing NIJL
● Overview of the National Institute of Japanese

Literature● NIJL News (issued twice a year) (online only)● FumiNIJL News

Fumi

Bulletin of the National Instituteof Japanese Literature: Studies inJapanese Literature Series

Reports on the Results ofCollaborative Research Projects
Basic Research on the NIJL Saizō
Kidō Collection

Illustrated Exhibition Catalogue:“Special 50th Anniversary
Exhibition: My Favorite Text at
National Institute of Japanese
Literature”

Studies in Japanese
Literature and Culture

Publications Presenting Research Results● Bulletin of the National Institute of Japanese

Literature (online only)−Studies in Japanese Literature Series−Archive Studies Series● Reports on the Results of Collaborative Research

Projects

Project-related Publications● Report on Investigation and Research(online only)● Catalogue of histrical collections (online only)● Exhibition Catalogs● Studies in Japanese Literature and Culture

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(online only)National Institutes for the Humanities (NIHU)The National Institutes for the Humanities (NIHU) wasestablished in 2004 as a corporation to support and further
develop inter-university research institutes* that promote researchin the humanities.
NIHU’s six institutes
・National Museum of Japanese History (REKIHAKU)
・National Institute of Japanese Literature (NIJL)・National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics(NINJAL)
・International Research Center for Japanese Studies(NICHIBUNKEN)
・Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN)
・National Museum of Ethnology (MINPAKU)
As international centers of excellence in their respective
research fields, these institutes promote fundamental and＊ Inter-University Research Institutes

interdisciplinary research in collaboration with domestic andAs Japanese Centers of Excellence (COE) in theirrespective research fields, these institutes provide
universities and other research institutes in Japanand overseas with large facilities and equipment
as well as vast materials and information that are
difficult for any individual university to maintain,
thereby facilitating effective joint research.

international universities and other research institutes andresearchers.
In addition, these institutes offer courses at the Graduate
University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI). The six graduate(doctoral) courses are designed to take advantage of the institutes’
resources and provide an array of specialized training for researchers

The NIHU Headquarters houses the Center for Innovative Research (CIR), which conducts research and projects
that link multiple institutes and universities, and promotes joint research using a research infrastructure built on
digital technology.

■ NIHU's Mission

As the only inter-university research institute corporation for the humanities, NIHU’s mission is tocomprehensively explore humanity and its cultures, and through this exploration, to ask what true abundance is, topromote harmony between nature and humanity, and to contribute to the survival and coexistence of humankind.

■ NIHU’s Vision

To realize its mission, in the NIHU’s Fourth Mid-term Plan Period (FY2022-2027), NIHU aims to explore various

social issues related to the diversity of human culture and social dynamics, try to solve them, and present newvalues and humanities knowledge that will serve as guidelines for the formation of a future society in which people
and nature live in harmony and where science, technology, and humanity coexist. To achieve this, the Center for
Innovative Research was established within the NIHU headquarters with the aim of forming new knowledge open
to society. Based on the philosophy of open humanities research through co-creation with various people in Japanand overseas, the center will build a research platform using digital technology, promote joint research through that
platform, and work on the formation of a“Knowledge Forum”as a place for exchange and collaboration with various

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people in society and the formation of an international network.

Center for Innovative Research (CIR)
CIR promotes“NIHU Research Projects”and“NIHU Co-creation Initiatives.”■ NIHU Research Projects

  As basic and interdisciplinary research on the humanities, which forms the core of NIHU, eleven research projects
in three types will be implemented, leading to an expansion of academic networks and the creation of new fields tostrengthen functions for fulfilling our mission as an inter-university research institute.
Construction of Japanese Historical Knowledge and OpenScience Research
Model Building in the Humanities through Data-Driven
Problem Solving
Institute-based Projects
N I H U’s six institutes have established priority
research themes in accordance with their respective
missions.

Empirical and Applied Research on the Japanese Language
Based on Open Language Resources
New Departures and Consortium for Global JapaneseStudies: Pioneering and Cultivating Global Japanese Studies
Renewing Modern Civilization through Nature-culture
Complex toward Solving Global Environmental Problems
Sustainable Development Humanities Research Based on
the Info-Forum Archives of Human Culture

Multidisciplinary Collaborative Projects
These are projects in which NIHU’s institutes takeon a central role while collaborating with other NIHU’s institutes as well as universities and other external
institutes, working with research themes that cut
across different fields.
Network-based Projects
These are projects in which NIHU’s institutes play a central
role in forming a network with universities and other research
institutes in Japan and overseas as well as implementing
issues that are important to Japan and the world.

Interdisciplinary and Integrated Studies on Local Cultures:
Aiming for the Emergence of Novel Communities
Object-based Research of Nature-human Interactions up to
the Anthropocene
Expansion Studies of Synthetic Bibliology
NIHU Global Area Studies
Inter-University Research Institute Network Project to
Preserve and Succeed Historical and Cultural Resources■ NIHU Co-creation Initiatives                         These are projects that promote the sharing of research results and co-creation with local communities andsocieties, promote Co-creation research projects and Co-creation outreach, whose aim is to develop research in three
ways:“social co-creation,”“digitalization,”and“international co-creation.”

Co-creation Research Projects

These projects promote joint research through co-creation with various organizations and people within andwithout NIHU as well as develop research in three ways.
● Establishing Science for Universal Communication (S_COM)● Building Digital Library for Humanities● Japan-related Documents and Artifacts Held Overseas:[social co-creation][digitalization][international co-creation]• Early Diplomatic Japanese Collections Abroad: Contextualizing 19th Century Japanese Material Heritagein World History through On-site and Online Research and Use• Study on the Construction of Archival Infrastructure for the History of Modern Japan-Vatican Relations• Japan-related documents and artifacts in Hawai`i: historical and social survey interface

Co-creation Outreach

These initiatives implement projects to accelerate the three types ofresearch development as well as aim to enhance and innovate research at
NIHU’s institutes and universities and other external institutes.
● NIHU Knowledge Co-creation Projects● NIHU "Digital Humanities" (DH) Projects● NIHU Global Partnership[social co-creation][digitalization][international co-creation]

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nihuBridge
This is a portal site for sharing and utilizing diverse researchresources disseminated by the NIHU and associated institutes.

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