Nichibunken Databases

Nichibunken Databases.
Developed by Nichibunken, the International Research Center for Japanese Studies, this page lists a variety of useful databases related to Japanese studies, including full texts, images, biographies, bibliographies, directories, and indexes, covering a wide range of subjects such as history, literature, art, geography, and social sciences.
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Umehara Korean Archaeology Image Database 梅原考古資料画像データベース

Umehara Archaeology Image Database 梅原考古資料画像データベース. Also in Japanese.
Developed by the Toyo Bunko, this database provides images of thousands of artifacts excavated by Umehara Sueji 梅原末治 in the Korean Peninsula in the 1920s and 1930s. Materials from today’s North Korea are probably the most important, given the current difficulty of entering North Korea.
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NLC Image Collection 中国国家图书馆特色资源（图片频道）

NLC Image Collection 中国国家图书馆特色资源（图片频道）.
Based on the rich visual resources in the National Library of China, this resource provides access to:
1. 7,532 images of oracle bones;
2. 8,051 images of oracle bone rubbings;
3. 30,234 images of stone and bronze rubbings;
4. 678 images of New Year paintings;
5. about 5000 images of Tangut (Western Xia) documents;
6. Cataloging records of [...]

Kankoku Minzokubunka Gazou Detabeesu 韓国民俗文化画像データベース

Kankoku Minzokubunka Gazou Detabeesu 韓国民俗文化画像データベース.
Led by Hiroshi Honda of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, this project catalogs and digitizes photos taken by Japanese anthropologist Abito Ito in South Korea in 1970s. Ito himself has written many books on Korea. The photos total about 4,600 and a search interface is provided.
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Taiwan Local Sources Digitization System 台灣地區地方文獻數位化系統

Taiwan Local Sources Digitization System 台灣地區地方文獻數位化系統.
Developed the National Taichung Library, this system provides integrated search for five database (artifacts, drama scripts, and photos) related to local history.
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Taiwan Art Exhibition (1927-1943) Database 台灣美術展覽會資料庫

Taiwan Art Exhibition (1927-1943) Database 台灣美術展覽會資料庫.
Led by Dr. Yen Chuan-ying 顏娟英 of Academia Sinica, this project includes images and sources about 16 Taiwan art exhibitions from 1927 to 1943 and 2144 artworks, in addition to the information about the artists. These exhibitions took place when Taiwan was under the Japanese colonial rule.
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Contemporary Taiwan Literature Sources System 當代文學史料系統

Contemporary Taiwan Literature Sources 當代文學史料系統.
Developed by the National Central Library, this system can be used to search biographical and bibliographical information about the contemporary (1949-) literary authors active in Taiwan. In addition, photographs about authors and information about literature awards are also available. However, fulltext articles are only available for access inside the NCL network [...]

Peace Database 平和データベース

Peace Database 平和データベース.
Developed by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, this database provides a variety of resources related to the atomic bombs and peace, including texts, audios, images, and anime.
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Botanical and cultural images of Eastern Asia, 1907-1927

Harvard University Arnold Arboretum: Botanical and cultural images of Eastern Asia, 1907-1927.
Based on the collections in Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, this “collection of eastern Asian photographs represents the work of intrepid plant explorers who traveled to exotic lands in the early years of the twentieth century and returned to the Arboretum with not only [...]

Kyoto University Rare Materials Exhibition 京都大学貴重資料画像

Kyoto University Rare Materials Exhibition 京都大学貴重資料画像.
Based on the rare materials in the Kyoto University Library, this resource provides digitized illustrations, maps, images, ehons, newspapers, etc.
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