RT @NDLJP_en: A 700 years old etiquette book was designated as a national important cultural property: https://t.co/ESCAyQNnV7 #ndldigital…

RT @NDLJP_en: Enjoy the works of WATANABE Seitei (1851-1918), a master of kachoga (flower and bird paintings). A major characteristic of hi…

RT @NDLJP_en: Inu hyakuninisshu is a parody of Ogura #HyakuninIsshu (a classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese #waka by one hu…

RT @NDLJP_en: This manual was published in the late 19th century, explaining to Japanese people how to read a Western clock. #ndldigital ht…

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RT @NDLJP_en: Expressing romance in words―the world of love letters https://t.co/ZKCWdY8fH0 #ndldigital https://t.co/tR6zZ4lfVe

RT @NDLJP_en: This book published in 1930 gives you a detailed explanation of how to draw a #manga. The author is manga artist Okamoto Ippe…

A 700 years old etiquette book was designated as a national important cultural property: https://t.co/ESCAyQNnV7 #ndldigital https://t.co/Y0MevOwA61

Enjoy the works of WATANABE Seitei (1851-1918), a master of kachoga (flower and bird paintings). A major characteristic of his work was the use of only a limited number of colors. https://t.co/5ncZAeY42A https://t.co/HNbArjd5yJ

#IzumiKyoka , a novelist, is known to have published beautifully designed books called Kyoka-bon. "Aiaigasa" is one of them, designed by #HashiguchiGoyo , a painter and printmaker. #ndldigital https://t.co/C0iLBFp2FS https://t.co/hvnlhyzIKa

Inu hyakuninisshu is a parody of Ogura #HyakuninIsshu (a classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese #waka by one hundred poets). "Inu (dog)" in the title is a play on words. #ndldigital https://t.co/cVdgZxyrDp https://t.co/kMICnvk5rW

This manual was published in the late 19th century, explaining to Japanese people how to read a Western clock. #ndldigital https://t.co/IOiWALpZiP https://t.co/1600w40qIy

What I can’t immediately spot on the Okayama press release is a link to the actual paper. It’s here and open access: https://t.co/YQ0LoW2Prn

Expressing romance in words―the world of love letters https://t.co/ZKCWdY8fH0 #ndldigital https://t.co/tR6zZ4lfVe

Wow, looks like smiling in photographs really took off after the Great War! This graph shows the percentage of photographed individuals who are smiling in the newspaper Tokyo Asahi Shimbun over the Taishō era (1912-26) Source: https://t.co/dsTXcAxx2Z https://t.co/VnanctvxGK

日本語のここがすごい ✔視点人物と恩恵の方向の組み合わせにより授受表現を使い分ける 表は原田登美 (2006) https://t.co/xcLcdeyqOm https://t.co/PVF0gJglVX

Walter Henry Medhurst, a missionary to China who worked on Chinese-English dictionaries, also compiled a bilingual Japanese-English dictionary in 1830. (My namesake, but not a direct relation - as far as I know!) National Diet Library digital copy https://t.co/6QRQYMWpwX https://t.co/Hq820KKGyq

I cannot overstate how incredibly grateful I am that back issues of the Journal of the Jozokyokai is on J-Stage for free. So much valuable history there. Like this report on women in the sake industry from 1996! https://t.co/MDS4ANdR9n

Read this article about Nezumikozo, who was a master thief during the 19th century. His exploits have been celebrated in kabuki plays, storytelling, and nishiki-e, resulting in a popular image as a Robin–Hood-esque character. #ndldigital https://t.co/Ms2kRTW79p https://t.co/zMcWeLpJwI

岡本太郎のお父さんが、夏目漱石をモデルに、似顔絵の描き方を解説している。 -- 新らしい漫画の描き方 岡本一平 著 先進社 昭和5 国立国会図書館デジタルコレクション https://t.co/M8OutjarkP https://t.co/sJTdfE38X9

This book published in 1930 gives you a detailed explanation of how to draw a #manga. The author is manga artist Okamoto Ippei, father of the world-famous artist #OkamotoTaro. https://t.co/tZNEcQ0K9D https://t.co/kGShzz5a7F