A Tour of TOBUNKEN Library by Students and Professors from the Asian History Department of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Waseda University
On May 11, 2024, a group from the Asian History Department of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Waseda University, visited the TOBUNKEN Library of the Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties. The students, led by Mr. YANAGISAWA Akira (Professor, specialist in the history of the Qing Dynasty), Mr. KAKINUMA Yōhei (Professor, specialist in the history of ancient China), Mr. UEDA Kihei-narichika (Lecturer, specialist in the history of ancient Korea) took a tour, guided by Mr. TASHIRO Yūichirō, of the Institute’s collection of books and rubbings, which have been collected since 1930.
One of the missions of the Archives Section of the TOBUNKEN Library* is to provide information on cultural properties to experts and students, as well as to create an environment for the effective use of such materials. We hope that the valuable materials of our institute, which are of high value even by international standards, will be widely utilized not only in art history research, but also in Asian history research and historical research in general, and contribute to the development of research on cultural properties that are the common heritage of all humankind.
*The Archives Section provides usage guidance for undergraduate students, graduate students, museum staff, etc. If you are interested, please apply after reading the guidance
(https://www.tobunken.go.jp/joho/japanese/library/guidance.html (Japanese only)).