Online Databases
- JapanKnowledge Lib (in Japanese) This link opens in a new window- 日本人名大辞典 Biographical Dictionary of Japan
- 日本人物文献目録 Japanese Biographies
Biographical Texts
- Kyōkasho jinbutsu jiten 教科書人物事典 byCall Number: DS834 .K96 1991ISBN: 9784051058791An illustrated account of Japan's most prominent personalities. The work includes furigana for all names and descriptions.
10-pun de yomeru denki 10分で読める伝記Call Number: PL537.A136 to PL537.A1366 (6 vols, Grades 1-6)ISBN: 4052033868A set of graded readers that tell the stories of important individuals inside and outside of Japan.
Zusetsu Meiji jinbutsu jiten 図説明治人物辞典 by Call Number: CT1832 .Y85 2000ISBN: 4816915907Provides information on prominent politicians, military officials and scholars from the Meiji Period.
Nihon kin-gendai jinmei jiten 日本近現代人名辞典Call Number: CT1832 .N55 2001ISBN: 4642013377Details the lives of prominent figures from Edo period to the late 20th century.
Bijuaru Nihon shi hiroin 1000-nin ビジュアル日本史ヒロイン1000人Call Number: CT3730 .B54 2011ISBN: 4418112170Provides short biographies of prominent women in Japanese history, from mythology to the Showa period. Includes illustrations and furigana throughout.
Literary Dictionaries and Research Handbooks
- 日本近代文学大事典 Nihon kindai bungaku daijiten byCall Number: PL707 .N538 1977Publication Date: 1977-1978This reference resource is also available online via JapanKnowledge.
Link to JapanKnowledge resource page.
List of the authors covered: https://swuhp.swu.ac.jp/graduate/research/kindai/content/new_sousyo.html
Nihon gendai bungaku daijiten. 日本現代文学大事典 by
Call Number: PL726.55 .N475 1994ISBN: 9784625400636Publication Date: 1994
Historical Information
Nihon no rekishi 日本の歴史Call Number: DS835 .N473 1999ISBN: 4005003370This series by Iwanami Shoten publishers includes short volumes about different periods in Japanese history (from ancient to modern times) with concise chapters about important events. Recommended for upper-intermediate and advanced students.
Shōwa nimannichi no zenkiroku - Shōwa day by day 昭和二万日の全記録Call Number: DS888.2 .S487ISBN: 4061943537A 19- volume history of the Shōwa era in images provides a detailed breakdown of the period by months and days.
Meiji jidaikan 明治時代館Call Number: DS882 .M3837 2005ISBN: 4096230316Publication Date: 2005Also provides short and colourful depictions of Meiji life and events.