Collections
Yoshida Hatsusaburō Bird’s-eye View Maps
Collection of images of the bird’s-eye view maps made by Yoshida Hatsusaburō (1884–1955) and other artists of his time.
Chirimen-bon (Crepe-paper Books)
Nichibunken houses a collection of Chirimen-bon, or crepe-paper books, that includes folk tales, classical poetry and calendars, some of which archived in this database.
Chirimen-bon (crepe-paper books) are created b…
Emakimono (Picture Scrolls)
Collection of high-resolution digital images of Emakimono (picture scrolls) held at Nichibunken.
Folklore Illustrations
High resolution images of all pages of the ezōshi, or illustrated story books from the Edo period, in the Nichibunken collection.