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Japan Studies : Digitized Resources

Digitized Resources

Title Description Access
NIJL The Bibliographic and Image Database of Japanese Modern Time by the National Institute of Japanese Literature. Online
Mainichi photo bank Japan's largest digital photo database operated by Mainichi Shimbun (The Japan Daily News). Online
Meiji-Taishō photographs Database of selected photos of buildings, famous tourist locations and other scenery from Tokyo, Kansai, and Tohoku areas during Meiji and Taisho period. Online
Japan Disasters Digital Archive An advanced search engine for archived materials from all over the web, including websites, images, video, audio, news articles, individual testimonials, tweets, and other content regarding Japan's natural disasters including the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Online
North American Coordinating Council on Japanese Library Resources   A web site designed to give basic guidance to North American Japanese studies scholars who seek permissions for the use of Japanese images particularly in scholarly publications.  Online

 

Title Description Access
Berkeley Japanese maps 2,300 early maps of Japan and the World from University of California Berkeley's library. Online
Ashida Map Collection More than 2000 maps of Japan from Meiji University Library Ashita Bunko. Online
National Archives The digital Archive of National Archive of Japan. Online