Textbooks of the Meiji Period

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This collection contains textbooks published in Japan during the Meiji Era. They are housed in the library's special collections, Mochizuki Bunko, Matsuura Bunko, Japanese Modern Educational History Materials, and Nishimura Bunko.

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How to find materials

To search by subject, please use the teaching subject table below. The subject table is based on the old school system.
To search by book title or other keywords, please use the search box below the table. Metadata is basically registered in Japanese.
After clicking the "See More" button, a "Temporal Coverage" item will appear in the right menu of the list view. This item allows you to narrow your search by publication date or school type during the old system.

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【The subject table based on the old school system】

1. Social Science, Civics	9. Science, Physics	17. Calligraphy
2. History, World History	10. Chemistry	18. Music
3. Japanese History	11. Earth Science	19. Japanese
4. Geography, World Geography	12. Biology	20. Classical Chinese
5. Japanese Geography	13. Health Education, Hygienics	21. the Roman alphabet
6. Atlas	14. Home Economics	22. Foreign Language
7. Philosophy, Logic, Psychology, Theology, Education, Moral Philosophy	15. Vocational Subjects	23. Others
8. Mathematics	16. Art