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Japan Studies

Subject Guides for Japan studies

Japanese Language Ebooks

KinoDen

KinoDen is a Japanese academic ebook service for libraries from Kinokuniya.

Use 検索 to search for books. Some of the titles in KinoDen have been purchased by SOAS. 

  •  "未所蔵を含める" to include unpurchased titles. 
  • Untick "未所蔵を含める to ONLY see books purchased by SOAS. 

 

 

Mel (Maruzen eBook Library)

Japanese multidisciplinary eBook platform for academic and scholarly publications.

Provides search functions and access to eBooks, mostly in Japanese. English-language user guide available.

The number of pages that can be printed or downloaded per person/per title is displayed on the screen for each title.

 

Aozora Bunko

Aozora Bunko (青空文庫) is a digital archive of Japanese literature. This online collection consists of several thousands of works of Japanese-language fiction and non-fiction. These include out-of-copyright books or works that the authors wish to make freely available.

Useful vocabulary

  • 検索(けんさく):kensaku; search
  • 蔵書検索:collection search
  • 通常検索:advanced search (you can use this button to narrow your search)
  • タイトル:title
  • 著者(ちょしゃ): author
  • 出版社(しゅっぱんしゃ):publisher
  • 書籍全文(しょせきぜんぶん): Full text search
  • シリーズ: series
  • 目次(もくじ): Table of contents
  • 内容紹介文(ないようしょうかいぶん): Contents of the Introduction
  • ページの検索結果: Search results from within book
  • 閲覧開始: Start reading