Japanese Historical Text Initiative

Online database of Japanese historical documents

Japanese Historical Text Initiative (JHTI) is a searchable online database of Japanese historical documents and English translations. It is part of the Center for Japanese Studies at the University of California at Berkeley.[1]

## History

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Delmer M. Brown started the process of establishing JHTI in 1998.[2] The development of JHTI involved negotiations with the University of Tokyo Press and the National Institute of Japanese Literature.[3]

## Select list

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JHTI is an expanding online collection of historical texts. The original version of every paragraph is cross-linked with an English translation. The original words in Japanese and English translation are on the same screen.[4] There are seven categories of writings,[2] including

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

### Ancient chronicles

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These works were compiled by officials of the Imperial Court at the command of the emperors.[2]

* Kojiki (completed in 712 CE) with translation[clarification needed] by Donald L. Philippi[5]
* Nihon Shoki (completed in 720) with translation by W. G. Aston[6]
* Shoku Nihongi (covering 697 to 791) with translation by J. B. Snellen[7]
* Kogo Shūi (completed in 807) with translation by Genchi Katō and Hikoshirō Hoshino[8]

### Ancient gazetteers

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These records, Fudoki, were compiled by provincial officials according to imperial edicts during the first half of the 8th century.[2]

* Izumo no Kuni Fudoki (出雲国風土記) (submitted in 733) with translation by Michiko Aoki[9]
* Harima no Kuni Fudoki (播磨国風土記) with translation by Michiko Aoki[10]
* Bungo no Kuni Fudoki (豊後国風土記) with translation by Michiko Aoki[11]
* Hizen no Kuni Fudoki (肥前国風土記) with translation by Michiko Aoki[12]
* Hitachi no Kuni Fudoki (常陸国風土記) with translation by Michiko Aoki[13]

### Ancient kami-civil code

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This was a compilation of religious law and civil law.[2]

* Engishiki (927) with translation by Felicia Gressitt Bock[14]

### Medieval stories

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These historical tales (monogatari) were about what was said and done by the prominent historical figures in aristocratic and military clans in feudal Japan[2]

* Okagami (covering the years 866 to 1027) with translation by Helen Craig McCullough[15]
* Yamato Monogatari (completed around 951) with translation by Mildred Tahara translation[16]
* Eiga Monogatari (covering the years 794 to 1185) with translation by William H. McCullough & Helen Craig McCullough[17]
* Taiheiki (completed around 1371) with translation by Helen Craig McCullough[18]
* Azuma Kagami (completed around 1300) with partial translation by Minoru Shinoda[19]

### Medieval and early-modern histories

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These three histories were written in ways that mirror the religious and political interests of their authors.[2]

* Gukanshō (completed in 1219) with translation by Delmer M. Brown and Ichiro Ishida[20]
* Jinnō Shōtōki (completed in 1339) with translation by H. Paul Varley[21]
* Tokushi Yoron (completed in 1712) with translation by Joyce Ackroyd[22]

### State and Imperial Shinto

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These works are about State Shinto and the Empire of Japan.[2]

* Meiji Ikô Jinja Kankei Hôrei Shiryô (明治以降神社関係法令史料, Governmental Orders Concerning Shinto Shrines After the First Year of Meiji)[23]
* Kokutai no Hongi (Cardinal Principles of Nation Polity, 1937) with translation by John Owen Gauntlett[24]

### Late-Edo period and Meiji period texts

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This category is for miscellaneous writings which are from Japan's pre-modern and early-modern periods.[2]

## See also

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* Aozora Bunko
* JSTOR

## References

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1. ^ Institute of East Asian Studies (IEAS) at University of California at Berkeley, "Japanese Historical Text Initiative (JHTI)"; retrieved 2013-2-1.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Workshop on Japanese Historical Text Initiative (JHTI)". Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS). Stanford University. Archived from the original on 2016-06-11.
3. ^ IEAS, "In Memoriam: Delmer Myers Brown"; retrieved 2013-2-1.
4. ^ Japanese Historical Text Initiative (JHTI), "About JHTI"; retrieved 2013-2-1.
5. ^ JHTI, Kojiki; retrieved 2013-02-01.
6. ^ JHTI, Nihon Shoki; retrieved 2013-02-01.
7. ^ JHTI, Shoku Nihongi; retrieved 2013-02-01.
8. ^ JHTI, Kogoshui; retrieved 2013-02-01.
9. ^ JHTI, Izumo Fudoki; retrieved 2013-2-1.
10. ^ JHTI, Harima Fudoki; retrieved 2013-2-1.
11. ^ JHTI, Bungo Fudoki; retrieved 2013-2-1.
12. ^ JHTI, Hizen Fudoki; retrieved 2013-2-1.
13. ^ JHTI, Hitachi Fudoki; retrieved 2013-2-1.
14. ^ JHTI, Engi Shiki; retrieved 2013-02-01.
15. ^ JHTI, Okagami; retrieved 2013-2-1.
16. ^ JHTI, Yamato Monagatari; retrieved 2013-2-1.
17. ^ JHTI, Eiga Monogatari; retrieved 2013-2-1.
18. ^ JHTI, Taiheiki; retrieved 2013-2-1.
19. ^ JHTI, Azuma Kagami; retrieved 2013-2-1.
20. ^ JHTI, Gukansho; retrieved 2013-2-1.
21. ^ JHTI, Jinno Shotoki; retrieved 2013-2-1.
22. ^ JHTI, Tokushi Yoron; retrieved 2013-2-1.
23. ^ JHTI, Meiji Horei; retrieved 2013-2-1.
24. ^ JHTI, Kokutai no Hongi; retrieved 2013-2-1.

## External links

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* Japanese Historical Text Initiative
* National Institute of Japanese Literature
* Historiographical Institute, University of Tokyo
* Japanese Text Initiative, University of Virginia and University of Pittsburgh