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| + | [[File:Toyobunko.jpg|right|thumb|400px|The logo of Tôyô Bunko, on the wall outside of the building]] | ||
*''Japanese'': 東洋文庫 ''(touyou bunko)'' | *''Japanese'': 東洋文庫 ''(touyou bunko)'' | ||
| − | The Tôyô Bunko (lit. "Oriental Archives") is a large Asian Studies library in Tokyo, one of the world's largest. | + | The Tôyô Bunko (lit. "Oriental Archives") is a large Asian Studies library in Bunkyô-ku, Tokyo, one of the world's largest. |
Its origins lie in a massive collection of China-related books obtained by Baron [[Iwasaki Hisaya]], third head of [[Mitsubishi]] and eldest son of the company's founder [[Iwasaki Yataro|Iwasaki Yatarô]], in 1917, from Australian journalist George E. Morrison. | Its origins lie in a massive collection of China-related books obtained by Baron [[Iwasaki Hisaya]], third head of [[Mitsubishi]] and eldest son of the company's founder [[Iwasaki Yataro|Iwasaki Yatarô]], in 1917, from Australian journalist George E. Morrison. | ||
Revision as of 04:13, 24 February 2018
- Japanese: 東洋文庫 (touyou bunko)
The Tôyô Bunko (lit. "Oriental Archives") is a large Asian Studies library in Bunkyô-ku, Tokyo, one of the world's largest.
Its origins lie in a massive collection of China-related books obtained by Baron Iwasaki Hisaya, third head of Mitsubishi and eldest son of the company's founder Iwasaki Yatarô, in 1917, from Australian journalist George E. Morrison.
References
- Explanatory plaques and gallery labels on-site.
