RT @NDLJP_en: At the National Diet Library, most of the scanning process for digitization is outsourced. In this article, an NDL employee i…

RT @NDLJP_en: The first #baseball instruction book in Japan, published in 1897. Who could have imagined that a century later, many Japanese…

RT @NDLJP_en: Are you interested in image searches of digitized books including rare and old materials that are available online in the NDL…

RT @NDLJP_en: Toranomon was the name of the city gates in the Edo period. It is now a busy place of business located in the center of Tokyo…

RT @NDLJP_en: Tsukimi, moon-viewing, is a Japanese festival honoring the autumn moon. People display Japanese pampas grass and eat dumpling…

RT @NDLJP_en: A world map created in the Edo period by the Rekikyoku, a division of the Edo shogunate. It places Japan at the center of the…

RT @NDLJP_en: The NDL provides the English version of small digital exhibitions, "Kaleidoscope of Books," where you can enjoy a wide range…

RT @NDLJP_en: Find lovely birds and flowers in Ikiutsushi shijuhachi taka, containing 48 woodblock prints. #ndldigital https://t.co/34nNgys…

RT @NDLJP_en: Do you know what kind of games children enjoyed in the past? Find out in these pictures drawn by MIYAGAWA Shuntei, a #ukiyoe…

RT @NDLJP_en: #Toyokuni depicted an episode from The Tale of Genji, Chapter 25, "Hotaru (Fireflies)." In this picture, a lot of fireflies…

RT @NDLJP_en: Did you know that June 18 is International Sushi Day? People in the Edo period also loved sushi. In the image, you can see a…

RT @NDLJP_en: A series of woodblock prints illustrating the manufacturing process of products from various parts of Japan, compiled on the…

RT @NDLJP_en: Look at the people in the early Meiji era. Kobayashi Kiyochika, one of the last ukiyoe artists, depicts various scenes of the…

RT @NDLJP_en: Have you ever eaten #Washoku, traditional Japanese cuisine? #Hiroshige depicted #ukiyoe of delicious seafood which is essenti…

RT @NDLJP_en: Harimaze zue is a style of ukiyoe which contains several paintings in one sheet. In this harimaze zue #UtagawaHiroshige (1797…

RT @NDLJP_en: #Hokusai, master of #ukiyoe, had a strong enthusiasm for depicting #MtFuji. Enjoy his magnificent techniques from One Hundred…

RT @NDLJP_en: This artwork by Kitagawa Utamaro depicts the scene of a shell-matching game. The inside of each shell carries an exquisite li…

RT @NDLJP_en: The questions in the book "Quiz―700 answers to questions on things Japanese" cover a wide range of subjects and content abo…

RT @NDLJP_en: Have you ever tried #Tsukemono, Japanese pickled vegetables? This book, published in 1836, introduces how to pickle a variety…

RT @NDLJP_en: Are you interested in image searches of digitized books including rare and old materials that are available online in the NDL…

RT @NDLJP_en: Have you ever played #shogi, Japanese chess? This ukiyo-e, published in 1860, depicts a battle between personified shogi piec…

What can we look forward to as @NDLJP_en plans for the “digital shift” over the next few years?

RT @NDLJP_en: Are you interested in image searches of digitized books including rare and old materials that are available online in the NDL…

RT @NDLJP_en: #Wagashi, Japanese confectionery, is used as gifts for weddings, ceremonies, farewells or souvenirs. These were drawn to show…

RT @NDLJP_en: Many Man'yoshu commentaries were produced during the Edo period. Here are some of these from the NDL’s holdings. Read more ab…

RT @NDLJP_en: Enjoy #virtualtravel at the NDL Digital Collections! One of the most famous #ukiyoe artists, Utagawa #Hiroshige , left behind…

RT @NDLJP_en: There were many #sugoroku (Japanese board games) created during the Edo period that featured social customs. Read this articl…

RT @NDLJP_en: You can see popular #kabuki actors, such as #BANDOMitsugoro, #ICHIKAWADanjuro, and #ONOEKikugoro presented together in one pl…

RT @NDLJP_en: Picture scrolls first appeared during the Nara period in the 8th century and are considered to be the origin of picture books…

RT @NDLJP_en: Reading a document issued by the Kamakura Shogunate in the 14th century: https://t.co/Ro8uiErg1y #ndldigital https://t.co/Rfs…

RT @NDLJP_en: #Wagashi, Japanese confectionery, is used as gifts for weddings, ceremonies, farewells or souvenirs. These were drawn to show…

RT @NDLJP_en: The National Diet Library owns scrapbooks created during the Edo period of title slips of Kusazoshi. They are important clues…

RT @NDLJP_en: Picture books and illustrated magazines for children emerged in Japan during the Meiji and Taisho periods. Read more about th…

RT @NDLJP_en: Enjoy #virtualtravel at the NDL Digital Collections! One of the most famous #ukiyoe artists, Utagawa #Hiroshige , left behind…

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At the National Diet Library, most of the scanning process for digitization is outsourced. In this article, an NDL employee introduces the preparation of the books for their journey to the digitization vendors, sharing her experiences. #ndldigital https://t.co/13ZOjG1J1O https://t.co/mQmyrbnaym

Toranomon was the name of the city gates in the Edo period. It is now a busy place of business located in the center of Tokyo. This picture by #KobayashiKiyochika in 1880 shows us how calm and full of green Toranomon used to be. #ndldigital https://t.co/1aWmnCxD39 https://t.co/4hRMJacXx9

A world map created in the Edo period by the Rekikyoku, a division of the Edo shogunate. It places Japan at the center of the western part and has a Kyoto-centered hemispherical map. #ndldigital https://t.co/ZzFphdF5WL https://t.co/HboPxW3X3I

The NDL provides the English version of small digital exhibitions, "Kaleidoscope of Books," where you can enjoy a wide range of our collections. Learn more through this introductory article. https://t.co/jWaz2vxQ2r https://t.co/uxaXH36Wni

Do you know what kind of games children enjoyed in the past? Find out in these pictures drawn by MIYAGAWA Shuntei, a #ukiyoe painter. #ndldigital https://t.co/O03oq4TyKX https://t.co/EXb1eA4ReA

#Toyokuni depicted an episode from The Tale of Genji, Chapter 25, "Hotaru (Fireflies)." In this picture, a lot of fireflies are lighting a beautiful woman, Tamakazura, and she is shading her face with a fan. #ndldigital https://t.co/OM03tnWZGC https://t.co/Cwaes03biC

Did you know that June 18 is International Sushi Day? People in the Edo period also loved sushi. In the image, you can see a type of boxed #sushi called hakozushi, which is still popular nowadays. #ndldigital https://t.co/WEXY28nEwK https://t.co/cKpVlaMFcE

Harimaze zue is a style of ukiyoe which contains several paintings in one sheet. In this harimaze zue #UtagawaHiroshige (1797-1858) depicts famous specialties and stories in 8 regions of Japan. #ndldigital https://t.co/scja9zx8op https://t.co/RXYSyKtczB

Illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley introduced in literary magazines inspired many Japanese artists at that time. Mizushima Nio, the artist of this illustration from Tanizaki Jun'ichiro's novel Ningyo no nageki, is one of them. #ndldigital https://t.co/huQwo4V3m2 https://t.co/DRVdoIJ5na

Are you interested in image searches of digitized books including rare and old materials that are available online in the NDL Digital Collections? Read more about the service here: “Illustration Search Functionality in the Next Digital Library” https://t.co/xnIQLEqAPT https://t.co/TMKkOzxOq1

Picture scrolls first appeared during the Nara period in the 8th century and are considered to be the origin of picture books in Japan. Read more about their history in this article! #ndldigital https://t.co/BRvTt2kJIf https://t.co/fvsOOG3J5d

The National Diet Library owns scrapbooks created during the Edo period of title slips of Kusazoshi. They are important clues for finding publication information and the illustrations are fun to look at. #JapaneseStudies #ndldigital https://t.co/DD6fVjT2DQ https://t.co/XP8Fb9F76Z

Picture books and illustrated magazines for children emerged in Japan during the Meiji and Taisho periods. Read more about them here! #ndldigital https://t.co/BRvTt2kJIf https://t.co/9JBl3wo6rn