Important Japanese Studies Encyclopedias & Subject Dictionaries

Encyclopedia of Japan
This resource contains the full body text of Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia (Kodansha, 1993), which was compiled under the general editorship of the late Dr. Edwin O. Reischauer, and enjoys a soli...   [more]

Heisei Nippon Seikatsu Benricho (Useful Information for Life in Heisei Japan)
Useful Information for Life in Heisei Japan is a collection of knowledge on Japan that has been passed down within everyday living. It includes Japanese culture and traditions passed down since ancien...   [more]

Kokushi Daijiten (Encyclopedia of Japanese History)
This is a digitized version of all 15 volumes (17 books) of one of the largest encyclopedias of Japanese history. It encompasses every aspect of Japan's history and includes entries in related fields ...   [more]

Nihon Dai Hyakka Zensho (Encyclopedia Nipponica)
The Complete Japanese Encyclopedia is an enormous collection of information, including approximately 130,000 entries and 700,000 index words and is Japan's only encyclopedia that is regularly updated ...   [more]

Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei (Japanese Historical Place Names)
This is a fully digital version of a historical place name dictionary, categorizing 150,000 entries which encompass all of the prefectures of Japan plus Kyoto City, edited to reflect recent changes su...   [more]

Oxford Bibliographies Online Buddhism
Also Known as: Buddhism
- from Oxford Bibliographies Online
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