JapanKnowledge
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 such as archaeology, folklore, religion, art, Japanese language, Japanese literature and geography.
The interface of the digital version allows you to search among the main entries (approximately 54,000 entries) as well as subentries (approximately 4,000 entries carefully chosen from subentries of all levels). In addition, you can conduct a search by specifying only the references or authors as well as the illustrations.
It encompasses every aspect of Japan's history and includes entries in related fields such as archaeology, folklore, religion, art, Japanese language, Japanese literature and geography.
The interface of the digital version allows you to search among the main entries (approximately 54,000 entries) as well as subentries (approximately 4,000 entries carefully chosen from subentries of all levels). In addition, you can conduct a search by specifying only the references or authors as well as the illustrations.
Contents information
| Original books | 国史大辞典 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Yoshikawa Kobunkan |
| Publication date | March 1, 1979 - April 1, 1997 |
| Number of volumes | A work in fifteen volumes (seventeen volumes) |
| Book price | Base price: ¥297,000 + tax |
| Release date of JK | September 1, 2010 |
| Number of entries | 66,000 entries |
| Number of characters | 32,000,000 characters |
| About search | Advanced Search available |
| Frequency of update | ― |
| Available services |
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（as of April 2014）