New Resource: Tenno Kozoku Jitsuroku

The UC system now has access to the JapanKnowledge collection Tenno Kozoku Jitsuroku 天皇皇族実録 (Records of the Emperor and the Imperial Family) [1st and 2nd phases]

Tenno Kozoku Jitsuroku, which was originally compiled by the Imperial Household Ministry in the pre-war period, offers the highest level historical materials for research into the Emperor and the Imperial Family of Japan, covering from the legendary first emperor Jinmu to the 121st Emperor Komei (1831-1867), as well as the five emperors of the Northern Court, including the empresses and consorts, relatives of the emperors, and imperial princesses (with the exception of the four families of the imperial princes of Fushimi no Miya, Katsura no Miya, Arisugawa no Miya, and Kan’in no Miya). Authoritative historical sources are also displayed together with the original documents. The print version of Tenno Kozoku Jitsuroku was published by Yumani Shobo between 2005 and 2019 in 135 volumes plus supplementary volume 1. 

The purchase includes Phase 1 and Phase 2 content, from volume 1-98.  

Phase 1 includes: Vol.1 Emperor Jinmu to Vol.49 Emperor Antoku 

Phase 2 includes: Vol.50 Emperor Gotoba to Vol.98 Emperor Gonara

Funding for this JapanKnowledge collection was generously provided by UCLA, with access for all UCs.

Access Tenno Kozoku Jitsuroku at: https://japanknowledge.com/lib/en/shelf/tennokozokujitsuroku/ 

For questions about this resource, please contact Toshie Marra, UCB, the Resource Liaison for JapanKnowledge collections, or Tomoko Bialock, UCLA, who organized the purchase.