Japanese Studies: Print Reference Materials
@ PCL Stacks unless otherwise specified (as of July 2009)
The printed reference materials, such as dictionary, encyclopedia, and handbook, are listed here, including some electronic reference resources.
- Arts and Humanities
- History
- Anthropology, Philosophy, Religion
- Social Sciences (e.g., Sociology, Economics, Finance, Political Science)
You can also search hard-copy reference materials through ReferenceUniverse database. ReferenceUniverse provides a searchable database of back-of-the-book indexes to subject encyclopedias and other reference works in a wide variety of subject areas. For example, you can search an index entry of "Japanese religion" from the Encyclopedia of Religion.
Japan Knowledge is one of the most comprehensive "one-stop" electronic reference portal sites for Japanese Studies, including latest editions of dictionaries, encyclopedias (Encyclopedia Nipponica, Encyclopedia of Japan, Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan, etc.), periodicals, full-text Toyo Bunko, other reference works (biographies, maps, chronologies, etc.), and digital archives. Nihon rekishi chimei taikei 日本歴史地名大系 is also part of Japan Knowledge database.
General
[Encyclopedia/Handbook]
| Taiyaku Nihon jiten = the Kodansha bilingual encyclopedia of Japan 対訳日本事典 | DS 806 T35 1998 (PCL Reference) |
| The Cambridge encyclopedia of Japan | DS 805 C36 1993 (PCL Reference) |
| Japan : an illustrated encyclopedia | DS 805 J263 1993 (PCL Reference and Stack) |
| Japan encyclopedia | DS 821 F73 2002 |
| Japan : a global studies handbook | DS 806 E45 2002 |
| Japan: profile of a nation | DS 806 J228 1999 |
| Dictionnaire des sources du Japon classique = Dictionary of sources of classical Japan (In French or English with some Japanese) | PL 707 D538 2006 |
| Nihon bunka o Eigo de setsumeisuru jiten 日本文化を英語で說明する辞典 | DS 821 H8125 1986 |
[Language Arts Dictionary/Handbook]
| Nihon kokugo daijiten 日本国語大辞典 | PL 675 N46 2000 |
| Shinpen Ei-Wa honʼyaku hyōgen jiten = The English-Japanese literary translation dictionary 新編英和翻訳表現辞典 | PL 679 N293 2003 |
| Kodansha's communicative English-Japanese dictionary | PE 1130 J3 S43 2006 |
| Kodansha's effective Japanese usage dictionary : A concise explanation of frequently confused words and phrases | PL 667 K63 2001 |
| Basic Japanese-English dictionary = Kiso Nihongo gakushū jiten 基礎日本語学習辞典 | PL 679 B37 1992 |
| Kenkyusha's new Japanese-English dictionary | PL 679 K39 1974 |
| Asahi Shinbun no katakanago jiten 朝日新聞のカタカナ語辞典 | PL 685 A76 2006 |
| Fundamentals of Japanese grammar : comprehensive acquisition | PL 535 J54 2008 |
| A dictionary of Japanese particles | PL 601 K38 1999 |
| Remembering the kanji : a complete course on how not to forget the meaning and writing of Japanese characters | PL 547 H4 2001 |
| Kenkyūsha shin Wa-Ei daijiten = Kenkyusha's new Japanese-English dictionary, 5th ed. | PL 679 K4 2003 |
| Kenkyūsha shin Ei-Wa daijiten = Kenkyusha's new English-Japanese dictionary, 6th ed. | PL 679 K388 2002 |
| Kanchigai keigo no jiten : kata de miwakeru goyō no keigo 勘違い敬語の事典 : 型で見分ける誤用の敬語 | PL 629 H65 O38 2007 |
| Nihongo dai shisōrasu : ruigo kensaku daijiten = Thesaurus 日本語大シソ－ラス : 類語検索大辞典 | PL 667 N55 2003 |
| Nihongo bunpō daijiten 日本語文法大辞典 | PL 533 N483 2001 |
Arts and Humanities
[comprehensive]
| Jinbun shakai 37-mango Ei-Wa taiyaku daijiten 人文社会37万語英和対訳大辞典 | H 49.5 J56 2005 |
| Jinbun shakai 37-mango Wa-Ei taiyaku daijiten 人文社会37万語和英対訳大辞典 | H 49.5 J564 2005 |
[Literature, Film, Fine Arts (including architecture), Performing Arts, Culture]
| Encyclopedia of contemporary Japanese culture Also electronic access available with UT EID | DS 822.5 E516 2002 (PCL Reference) |
| Modern Japanese novelists : a biographical dictionary | PL 747.55 L48 1993 (PCL Reference) |
| The encyclopedia of Japanese pop culture | DS 822.5 S3 2000 |
| Classical Japanese reader and essential dictionary | PL 537 S555 2007 |
| Nihongogaku kenkyū jiten = The research encyclopedia of Japanese linguistics 日本語学研究事典 | PL 675 N56 2007 |
| Gendaigo kara kogo o hiku jiten 現代語から古語を引く辞典 | PL 682 G46 2007 |
| Koten bungaku sakuhinmei yomikata jiten 古典文学作品名よみかた辞典 | PL 726.1 K677 2004 |
| Ōchōgo jiten 王朝語辞典 | PL 726.2 O358 2000 |
| Gendaishi daijiten = Encyclopedia of modern Japanese poetry 現代詩大事典 | PL 733.55 G46 2008 |
| The dorama encyclopedia : a guide to Japanese TV drama since 1953 | PN 1992.3 J3 C58 2003 |
| Japanese cinema encyclopedia. The horror, fantasy, and scifi films | PN 1995.9 H6 W42 1998 |
| Historical dictionary of Japanese traditional theatre | PN 2921 L45 2006 (Fine Arts Library Reference) |
| One thousand years of manga | PN 6790 J3 K6913 2007 |
| The Garland encyclopedia of world music: v.7: East Asia: China, Japan, and Korea | ML100.G16 1998 (Fine Arts Library Reference) |
| The anime encyclopedia : a guide to Japanese animation since 1917 | NC 1766 J3 C53 2006 |
| Gendai haiku daijiten 現代俳句大事典 | PL 729 G465 2005 |
| Senryōki josei zasshi jiten = The encyclopedia on Japanese magazines for women during the occupation 占領期女性雑誌事典 | PN 5407 W6 S45 2003 |
| Nihon eiga bunken shoshi : Meiji, Taishōki 日本映画文献書誌 : 明治,大正期 | PN 1993.5 J3 N513 2003 |
| Ukiyoe daijiten 浮世絵大事典 | NE 1321.8 U4262 2008 |
| Haibungaku daijiten 俳文学大辞典 | PL 729 H18 2008 |
| Sekai eiga daijiten = Encyclopedia of world cinema 世界映画大事典 | PN 1993.45 S45 2008 |
| Nihon josei bungaku daijiten 日本女性文学大事典 | PL 725 N53 2006 |
| Nihon gendai shōsetsu daijiten 日本現代小說大事典 | PL 747.55 N49 2004 |
| Sumō daijiten 相撲大事典 | GV 1197 K36 2002 |
| Nihon gekieiga sōmokuroku : Meiji 32-nen kara Shōwa 20-nen made = Complete list of Japanese movies, 1899-1945 日本劇映画総目錄 : 明治32年から昭和20年まで | PN 1993.5 J3 S685 2008 |
| GHQ ni bosshūsareta hon : sōmokuroku GHQ に没収された本 : 総目錄 | Z 1019 G47 2005 |
| Nihon shokubunka tosho mokuroku : Edo -- kindai = Catalog of books about Japanese dietary culture 日本食文化図書目錄 : 江戶--近代 | GT 2853 J3 O73 2008 |
| Honʼyaku tosho mokuroku : Meiji, Taishō, Shōwa senzenki , v.1-4 = Catalog of books translated into Japanese from foreign languages, 1868-1944 翻訳図書目錄 : 明治,大正,昭和戦前期 | Z 3301 H665 2006 |
| Fukushima Jūrō shozō senryōki zasshi mokuroku, 1945-nen 8-gatsu--1952-nen 3-gatsu =The catalog of the magazines during the Occupation period 福島鑄郎所蔵占領期雑誌目錄, 1945年8月--1952年3月 | PN 5404 F839 2005 |
| Tanpen shōsetsu 12-man sakuhinmei mokuroku = 120,000 short stories : a title index 短篇小說 12万作品名目錄 | PL 775 T37 2001 |
| Nikki kaidai jiten : kodai, chūsei, kinsei 日記解題辞典 : 古代,中世,近世 | PL 741.1 B33 2005 |
| Josei to shakai : tosho zasshi bunken mokuroku = Women and its circumstances : a catalog of books and articles 女性と社会 : 図書雑誌文献目錄 | HQ 1762 J67 2001 |
| Rekishi jidai shōsetsu tōjō jinbutsu sakuin. Tankōbon hen = Index of the characters in historical novels 歴史・時代小說登場人物索引. 単行本篇 | PL 747.85 R45 2001 |
| Nihon jidō tosho kenkyū bunken mokuji sōran : 1945-1999 日本児童図書研究文献目次総覧 : 1945-1999 | Z 1037.8 J3 N5176 2006 v.1-2 |
| Nihon eiga bunken shoshi : Meiji, Taishōki / Makino Mamoru hen 日本映画文献書誌 : 明治,大正期 | PN 1993.5 J3 N513 2003 INDEX, v.1-2 |
| Research guide to Japanese film studies | PN 1993.5 J3 N67 2009 |
| Senryōki josei zasshi jiten : kaidai mokuji sōsakuin = The encyclopedia on Japanese magazines for women during the occupation 占領期女性雑誌事典 : 解題目次総索引 | PN 5407 W6 S45 2003 v.1-9 |
| Sakuhinmei kara hikeru Nihon jidō bungaku zenshū annai = Title index to the contents of the collections of Japanese literature for children 作品名から引ける日本児童文学全集案内 | Z 3308 L6 S25 2006 |
| Dokusho annai "Shōwa" o shiru hon = Guide to books of Showa era 読書案内「昭和」を知る本 | DS 888.2 D65 2006 v.1-3 |
| Gendaishi 1920--1944 : modanizumu shishi sakuhin yōran = General index of modern Japanese poetry 1920--1944 現代詩 1920--1944 : モダニズム詩誌作品要覧 | PL 733.8 G45 2007 |
[History]
| Modern Japan : an encyclopedia of history, culture, and nationalism | DS 805 M63 1998 (PCL Reference and Stack) |
| Concise dictionary of modern Japanese history | DS 881.9 H86 1984 (PCL Reference) |
| Encyclopedia of Japan : Japanese history and culture, from abacus to zori | DS 805 P47 1991 |
| Historical dictionary of Tokyo | DS 896.1 C93 1997 |
| Historical dictionary of Osaka and Kyoto | DS 897 O814 R67 1999 |
| Sengoku jinmei jiten 戦国人名辞典 | DS 869 A1 S496 2006 |
| Dare de mo yomeru Nihon kodaishi nenpyō : furigana tsuki 誰でも読める日本古代史年表 : ふりがな付 | DS 851 D37 2006 |
| Dare de mo yomeru furigana tsuki Nihon chūseishi nenpyō 誰でも読めるふりがな付き日本中世史年表 | DS 857 D37 2007 |
| Nihon shi bunken jiten 日本史文献事典 | DS 835 N55474 2003 |
| Nenpyō Taiheiyō Sensō zenshi 年表太平洋戦争全史 | D 767.2 H56 2005 |
| Nihon joseishi daijiten 日本女性史大辞典 | HQ 1762 N476 2008 |
| Nihon shi sōgō nenpyō 日本史総合年表 | DS 833 N538 2001 |
| Heisei daigappei Nihon shinchizu 平成大合併日本新地図 | G 2355 H45 2005 (PCL Level 1, Map Collection) |
| Nihon kakei, keizu daijiten 日本家系, 系図大事典 | CS 1302 O38 2008 |
| Tokugawa jikki jikō sakuin 德川実紀事項索引 | DS 870 T665 2003 v.1-2 |
| Nihon rekishi daijiten 日本歴史大事典 | DS 833 N514 2000 v.1-4 |
| Nihon shi bunken jiten 日本史文献事典 | DS 835 N55474 2003 |
[Anthropology, Philosophy, Religion]
| A dictionary of Japanese Buddhist terms : Based on References in Japanese Literature = Nichi-Ei Bukkyōgo jiten | BQ 130 I53 1988 (PCL Reference) |
| Companion encyclopedia of Asian philosophy, part V: Japanese philosophy | (electronic resource) |
| Nihon no shinbutsu no jiten 日本の神仏の辞典 | BL 2202 N48 2001 |
| Handbook of Japanese mythology | BL 2203 A86 2003 |
| Rekishi kōkogaku daijiten 歴史考古学大辞典 | DS 815 R448 2007 |
| Edo jidai zen daimyōke jiten 江戶時代全大名家事典 | DS 871.75 E369 2008 |
| Shintō shi daijiten 神道史大辞典 | BL 2216.1 S56 2004 |
Shinbutsu shinkō jiten shirīzu 神仏信仰事典シリーズ
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BL 2203 S45 1998 v.1-10 |
| Kōsetsu Bukkyōgo daijiten 広說佛教語大辞典 | BQ 130 N345 2001 INDEX, v.1-3 |
| Nihon no imin kenkyū : dōkō to bunken mokuroku = Emigration and immigration studies in Japan : survey and bibliography 日本の移民研究 : 動向と文献目錄 | JV 8721 N539 2008 v.1-2 |
| Nihon no shisōka : jidai no chōryū o tsukutta shisōka, denki mokuroku = Biographical catalogue of thinkers in Japan 日本の思想家 : 時代の潮流を創った思想家, 伝記目錄 | B 136 N54 2005 |
| Bunka jinruigaku bunken jiten 文化人類学文献事典 | GN 316 B85 2004 |
Social Sciences (e.g., Sociology, Economics, Finance, Political Science)
| Encyclopedia of Japanese business and management | HF 1001 E467 2002 (PCL Reference and electronic access) |
| Cassell English-Japanese business dictionary | HF 1002 F43 1993 (PCL Reference) |
| Dictionary of the modern politics of Japan | JQ 1605 S86 2003 (PCL Reference) |
| The MIT encyclopedia of the Japanese economy | HC 462.9 H73 1994 (also electronic resource) |
| The Japan handbook | HC 462.9 J3195 1998 |
| Japan business : the portable encyclopedia for doing business with Japan | HC 462.95 J355 1994 |
| "Saishin" bijinesu yōgo Ei-Wa jiten = An English-Japanese dictionary of business terms and usage with English annotations and examples [最新] ビジネス用語英和辞典 | HF 1002 C39 1998 |
| Intā Puresu nyū bijinesu 18-mango daijiten : Wa-Ei hen インタ-プレスニュ-ビ ジネス18万語大辞典 和英編 | HF 1002 I55 1985 |
| Intā Puresu nyū bijinesu 18-mango daijiten : Ei-Wa hen インタ-プレスニュ-ビ ジネス18万語大辞典 英和編 | HF 1002 I55 1985 |
| Historical dictionary of Japanese business | HF 3824 P53 2007 |
| Seijigaku jiten= Encyclopedia of political science 政治学事典 | JA 64 J3 S45 2000 |
| Hōritsu Eigo yōgo jiten = A dictionary of English legal terminology 法律英語用語辞典 | K 52 J3 O93 2003 (also electronic resource) |
| Japan's international relations | (electronic resource) |
| Nihon Gakushiin shozō wasan shiryō mokuroku 日本学士院所蔵和算資料目錄 | Z 6651 N54 2002 |
| Nihon no jitsugyōka : kindai Nihon o tsukutta keizaijin denki mokuroku = Biographical catalogue of business leaders active in Japan, 1870-1990 日本の実業家 : 近代日本を創った経済人伝記目錄 | HC 461.5 A2 N425 2003 |
| Fukushi bunken daijiten 福祉文献大事典 | Z 7164 C4 F83 2006 v.1-2 |
| Masukomi bunken daijiten マスコミ文献大事典 | P 92 J3 M34 2003 v.1-3 |
| Kenpō bunken daijiten : 1945 (Shōwa 20)-nen-2002 (Heisei 14)-nen 憲法文献大事典 : 1945 (昭和20)年-2002 (平成14)年 | KNX 2061 A2 K46 2004 |
| Genbaku bunken daijiten : 1945 (Shōwa 20) nen-2002 (Heisei 14) nen 原爆文献大事典 : 1945 (昭和 20) 年- 2002 (平成 14) 年 | Z 6207 W8 G436 2004 |
| Kigyōmei hensen yōran 企業名変遷要覧 | HD 2907 Y85 2006 |
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