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East Asia Library

Social sciences and humanities for all historical periods in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages.

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Topic guides

Guide Created by Last Updated Subject tag
Japanese E-Resources Dr Regan Murphy Kao 2015-10-23 Japanese studies
East Asian Studies 2015-05-19 Asian studies, Chinese studies, East Asian studies, Japanese studies, Korean studies
Gaihōzu: Japanese Imperial Maps Julie Sweetkind-Singer 2015-10-21 Digital collections, Rare maps, Chinese studies, East Asian studies, Japanese studies, Korean studies, Geography, Maps

Notable collections

Front cover image from Nothing Left in my Hands by Kazuko Nakane

Issei Oral History Project in Watsonville Collection

The Issei Oral History Project in Watsonville consists of interviews conducted by Kazuko Nakane from 1978 to 1983 with fifteen Japanese-American residents in Watsonville, California.

A selection of cover images from the Japanese DVD and BluRay Collection.

Japanese DVD and Blu-ray Collection

Starting in 2014, the Japanese collection at Stanford started acquiring noteworthy movies.

A part of the East Asia Library's robust collection of award-winning Japanese-language books for children.

Stanford collection of juvenile literature published in Japan

The East Asia Library has started to collect award-winning Japanese children’s books.

A few titles from the collection of Japanese manga held at the East Asia Library.

Stanford manga collection

Stanford has a robust manga collection boasting more than 330 titles.  To review the titles, search for "Stanford manga collection."

An image from one of the books in this collection, Akushu da, shows a boy trying to shake hands with a massive storm.

Japanese Juvenile Literature related to the 3/11 Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Accident

There have been many publications related to the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident, but among the most poignant are the efforts of auth

A few examples of the materials in the Stanford textbook collection

Japanese textbook (kyokasho) collection

Stanford has over 400 Japanese textbooks from the early twentieth century (and some more recent ones also!).

An image from Stanford's collection of hanpon

Stanford's collection of Japanese woodblock print books

Newspapers published during the Allied Occupation of Japan, 1945-1952

A hidden jewel of the Japanese collection is

An example of an Edo-period woodblock print from our collection. This souvenir print is from Karasaki Shrine in Shiga province.

Japanese rare materials related to travel

The Japanese collection boasts a large collection of prints from the 17th through the mid-20th century.

Subject Librarians

Dr Regan Murphy Kao
Japanese Studies Librarian, Buddhist Studies Librarian, Religious Studies Librarian (interim)
East Asia Library
(650) 725-3437
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