is a collection of old Japanese books on

Japanese literature Japanese literature throughout most of its history has been influenced by cultural contact with neighboring Asian literatures, most notably China and its literature. Early texts were often written in pure Classical Chinese or , a Chinese-Japa ...

and

history History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the Human history, human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some t ...

assembled by with the support of the ''

bakufu , officially , was the title of the military rulers of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868. Nominally appointed by the Emperor, shoguns were usually the de facto rulers of the country, except during parts of the Kamak ...

''.http://onkogakkai.com/aboutgunshoruijyu/ It has several sections separated in genres such as

Shinto , also called Shintoism, is a religion originating in Japan. Classified as an East Asian religions, East Asian religion by Religious studies, scholars of religion, it is often regarded by its practitioners as Japan's indigenous religion and as ...

(the native Japanese religion) or '' waka'' poetry. A short list is below: *''Shinto'' documents * Imperial documents *''Bunin'' (appointment documents) *''Keifu'' (genealogy documents) *''Den'' (legend documents) *''Kanshoku'' (government posts documents) *''

Ritsuryō is the historical Japanese legal system, legal system based on the philosophies of Confucianism and Legalism (Chinese philosophy), Chinese Legalism in Feudal Japan. The political system in accord to Ritsuryō is called "Ritsuryō-sei" (). ''Kya ...

'' (codes and laws) *''Kuji'' (public duties documents) *''Shozoku'' (costume documents) *''Bunpitsu'' (literature) *''Shosoku'' (letters) *'' Waka'' (style of poetry) *''

Renga ''Renga'' (, ''linked poem'') is a genre of Japanese collaborative poetry in which alternating stanzas, or ''ku (''句), of 5-7-5 and 7-7 morae (sound units, not to be confused with syllables) per line are linked in succession by multiple poets ...

'' (linked verse poetry) *''

Monogatari is a Literary genre, literary form in traditional Japanese literature – an extended prose narrative tale comparable to epic (genre), epic literature. ''Monogatari'' is closely tied to aspects of the oral tradition, and almost always relates ...

'' (tales) *''Nikki'' (diaries) *''Kiko'' (travel documents) *''Kangen'' (Japanese court music) *''

Kemari is an athletic game that was popular in Japan during the Heian (794–1185) and Kamakura period (1185–1333). It resembles a game of keepie uppie or hacky sack. The game was popular in Kyoto, the capital, and the surrounding Kinki (Kansai reg ...

'' (a game played in the

Heian period The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kammu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). means in Japanese. It is a ...

) *''Taka'' (hawking documents) *''Yuge'' (play/games of skill documents ) *''Onjiki'' (eating and drinking and cooking documents) *''Kassen'' (war documents) *''Buke'' (samurai documents) *''Shakuji'' (Buddhist names documents) *''Zatsu'' (miscellaneous documents) The first series in 1819 has 25 subjects with 1273 works. A modern print edition was published in 19 volumes from 1894 to 1912. A second series of another 2103 texts was created by his son from 1821 under the title . Another series, the , was assembled in two parts, the first with 16 subjects in 1903–4 in 5 volumes, the second in 1906–9 with 304 sources in 16 volumes. was printed in 1906–08 in 10 volumes. Another text collection begun by Hanawa Tadatomi is the '' Dai Nihon Shiryō''.

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*''Gunsho-ruijū''. Tokyo 1894 -, Keizai Zasshisha *''Shinko Gunsho-ruijū'' (新校群書類従). Tokyo 1936 Naigai Shoseki, 2 volumes *''Gunsho-ruijū seizoku Bunrui sōmoku'' (群書類従正続分類総目錄). Tokyo in 1959, 410 pages (Classified catalog of the main and Ergänzugssammlungen) * Mozume Takami (eds.):''Gunsho sakuin'' (群書索引). Tokyo 1928 Kobunko Kankokai (concordance), 3 volumes *''Zoku-Gunsho-ruijū''. Zoku-gunsho-ruijū Kanseikai (続群書類従完成会). Tokyo 1923–30, 72 volumes *''Gunsho-kaidai'' (群書解題). Tokyo 1960–7, 22 vol in 30 volumes (summaries of the works in GR and Z-GR) *''Gunsho kaidai sōmokuji'' (群書解題総目次). Tokyo 1967 (index to 1960 edition)

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国立国会図書館デジタル化資料 - 群書類従. 第1-2冊近代デジタルライブラリー- 群書類従: 新校. 第一巻The full texts of numerous volumes of ''Zoku-Gunsho-ruijū'' and ''Zoku Zoku--Gunsho-ruijū''八木書店発売　続群書類従完成会在庫一覧
Japanese encyclopedias 1819 non-fiction books 1821 non-fiction books 1894 non-fiction books 1903 non-fiction books 1906 non-fiction books 19th-century encyclopedias 20th-century encyclopedias Edo-period history books {{Japan-lit-stub

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