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How to Search for Japanese Literature

The followings are recommended online sources for students of IMAP in Humanities.

An asterisk suffixed to a database name means that the database is subscribed by Kyushu University Library. No asterisk means it is open access.

Natinal Archives of Japan

Other Sources

Ind­ian stu­dies and Bud­dhist stu­dies


Cultural Heritage

How to get books not held by Kyushu Univ.


Purchase by yourself is another option, but you may not find old academic materials at common book stores since they are often out of print or not distributed to the public. Refer to the following secondhand book stores in this case.

Search Keyword

・法然の哀しみ

・市川団十郎

・令和

・初春令月

・うどん

・万葉集

・元岡

・竹取物語

・歌舞伎