International Research Center for Japanese Studies
Building of Nichibunken The International Research Center for Japanese Studies ( 国際日本文化研究センター , Kokusai Nihon Bunka Kenkyū Sentā ) , or Nichibunken (日文研), is an inter-university research institute in Kyoto. Along with the National Institute of Japanese Literature, the National Museum of Japanese History, and the National Museum of Ethnology, it is one of the National Institutes for the Humanities. The center is devoted to research related to Japanese culture. Contents 1 History of the Center 2 Criticisms of the Center 3 The Nichibunken Library 4 Publications 5 Databases 6 See also 7 References 8 External links History of the Center The official origins of the institute are traced to an early study carried out by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture in 1982 on "methods of comprehensive research on Japanese culture". After surveying the field of Japanese studies for several years, the ministry, under the administration of Prime Minister Nakasone Y...