Dear Colleagues and Friends,
Please join us for the launch of a new Digital Platform for the Publication of Critical Editions and Translations of Early Modern Japanese Books.
Learn more HERE ahead of the launch.
Original logo and character designed by Kamito Sumi 紙戸スミ(かみとすみ)
The National Institute of Japanese Literature (NIJL) and the European Association of Japanese Resource Specialists (EAJRS) are pleased to announce the next Kotenseki Seminar, to be held online via Zoom.
This seminar will focus on variations between Edo-period woodblock-printed editions.
Date 10:00-12:15 Central European Time
Tuesday, 20 October 2026
(There will be a break at around 11:00, and a Q&A session at the end)
Speaker: Professor IRIGUCHI Atsushi (Deputy Director-General, National Institute of Japanese Literature)
The National Institute of Japanese Literature (NIJL) and the European Association of Japanese Resource Specialists (EAJRS) are pleased to invite you to the third Kotenseki Seminar.
This year, we will explore Japanese publishing and distribution from the late Edo to the early Shōwa.
Our speaker will discuss how Japan’s publishing industry and culture evolved following the opening of the country.
The seminar will be delivered in Japanese, without interpretation.
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
The 2nd NIJL/EAJRS Kotenseki online Seminar will be held on 18 October. This year's theme is pre-modern Buddhist works. All interested individuals are welcome to attend.
For your information: Last year's Seminar, which examined how to read the characters engraved on seals which found in pre-modern Japanese books, can be viewed here.
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昨年に引き続きNIJL/EAJRS Kotenseki online Seminarを10月18日に開催します。今年のテーマは、仏書です。興味のある方の参加をお待ちしています。
The Kotenseki seminar series, organized by National Institute of Japanese Literature (NIJL) and European Association of Japanese Resource Specialists (EAJRS), covers various topics related to Japanese pre-modern materials. The online lectures will be given by a researcher from NIJL in Japanese. No English translation will be given.
The National Institute of Japanese Literature (NIJL) and European Association of Japanese Resource Specialists (EAJRS) would like to invite you to the newly inaugurate Kotenseki Seminar. This seminar series covers various topics related to Japanese pre-modern materials. The online lectures will be given by a researcher from NIJL in Japanese. No English translation will be given.
The National Institute of Japanese Literature plans to integrate the "Union Catalogue of Early Japanese Books" and the "Database of Pre-Modern Japanese Works" to provide the new "Union Catalogue Database of Japanese Texts”.
Release date: March 1, 2023 (planned)
Name: Union Catalogue Database of Japanese Texts
URL: https://kokusho.nijl.ac.jp
7-8pm, Thursday 10 March 2022
Free event open to all. Hosted online via Zoom Webinars – BOOK HERE
7-8pm, Thursday 3 February 2022
Free event open to all. Hosted online via Zoom Webinars – BOOK HERE