Class index → XVII East Asia / Islands
XVII East Asia / Islands
Japan, Taiwan, The Pescadores, Ryukyu, Hokkaido, Kuril Islands, The Bonin Islands and the South Sea Islands
1. General works
2. Geography
3. Anthropology, Population
4. Natural science
5. Natural history
6. Archaeology
7. History
8. Biography
9. Philosophy, Science
10. Religion
11. Arts
12. Language
13. Literature
14. Custom, folklore and Social life
15. Politics
16. Finance
17. Law
18. Education
19. Medical science
20. Economy, Industry
21. Communication
22. Social problems
23. Emigration & Colony
24. Military Science
25. Formosa
26. The Loochoo Islands
27. Hokkaido & Kuril Islands
28. The Bonin Islands and the South Sea Islands
A. Bibliographies and catalogues
B. Collected works and essays
C. Cyclopaedias
D. Miscellaneous works
E. Japan and the Japanese in general
A. General description and travels, guide-books, geographical names
B. Local topographies and travels
C. Mountains and rivers
D. Japan sea and other surrounding seas
E. Early travels
F. Japanese travels in foreign lands
G. Maps and atlases
A. Ethnography
B. Population
A. Physiography
a. Morphology (Topography)
b. Gravitation and earth-magnetism
c. Earthquakes
d. Hot and mineral springs
e. Volcanos
f. Relations of land and people scenery
B. Climatology and meteorology
a. Climate and weather in general
b. Meteorological phenomena in special
A. General treatises
B. Zoology
a. General works
b. Mammals
c. Birds
d. Reptiles and Amphibia
e. Fishes
f. Mollusca, Molluscoidea, Tunicata
g. Insects
h. Other classes
C. Botany
a. General works
b. Phanerogamae
c. Ferns
d. Musci
e. Fungi
f. Algae
g. Bacteria and other departments
D. Mineralogy
E. Geology and palaeontology
a. General works
b. Geology and palaeontology of special periods
c. Petrography
A. General works
B. Prehistoric archaeology
a. Shell-mounds and its finds in general
b. Dolmens, cairns, stone-henges, &c.
c. Stone impliments and jewels
d. Potteries, osseous wares and other implements
C. Proto-historic archaeology
a. Burial mounds and its finds in general
b. Potteries
c. Metallic mirrors
d. Bronze wares
e. Other ancient relics
D. Human skeletons of prehistoric and protohistoric periods
E. Numismatics
F. Epigraphics
G. Sphragistics
H. Ancient costume and cosmetics
I. Heraldry
A. General history, Historical studies, Historical dictionaries
B. Ancient history
C. Mediaeval history
D. Modern history
a. Momoyama period
b. Tokugawa shogunate
E. Recent history
a. General and miscellaneous works
b. China-Japanese and Russo-Japanese wars
c. Relief expedition of Peking legations, 1900-1
d. Japan and the World war, conference of Versailles; Japan in the minor conferences thereafter in Europe
e. The Washington Conference
f. The Pacific war
g. Other recent affairs
F. Foreign relations
a. British Empire
b. France
c. Germany
d. Netherlands
e. Russia
f. Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal
g. Denmark, Scandinavia, Finland
h. Other European countries
i. United States of America
j. South America & Australasia
k. Asiatic peoples
G. Chronological tables
H. Historical geography, Historical atlases
A. Biographies of the Japanese
B. Biographies of the foreigners in connection with Japan
C. Genealogies
A. General works
B. Chinese philosophy in Japan
C. European philosophy in Japan
D. Mathematics, Astronomy, Calendar
E. Medicine and Veterinary science
F. Natural history Honzo
G. Physical and Chemical science
F. Miscellaneous
A. General works
B. Primitive religion
C. Shintoism
a. Shintoism in general, comparative studies and history
b. Shintoism in particular; shintoistic cults and rites, sectarianism, shinto priesthood
c. Source; texts and translations
D. Buddhism
a. Buddhism in General relations with other religions, history of Buddhism
b. Particular sects; their code and doctrine
c. Buddhistic cults and rituals
d. Church organization
e. Priesthood
f. Miscellaneous
E. Christianity
a. General works
b. History of early missions
c. Protestant mission
d. Roman Catholic mission in Meiji Era and after
e. Greek Orthodox Church
f. Miscellaneous
F. Taoism in Japan
G. Other minor religions & cults
A. General works, History of Art and Art industry
B. Catalogues of Museums and private collections, Exhibitions and auctions
C. Painting
D. Colour prints
E. Sculpture, Dry-lacquer works
F. Architecture and gardening
G. Music; Music theory and musical instruments
H. Pottery and porcelain
I. Textile arts and embroidery
J. Other art-crafts
a. Lacquer works
b. Metal casting mirrors and sward-guards
c. Enamels and cloisonnes
d. carvings
e. printing
f. photography
g. calligraphy
h. miscellaneous
A. General works
a. General and comparative studies
b. Origin of Japanese language
c. Etymological studies
B. Phonology
C. Dictionary, lexicography
D. Grammar
E. Readers, Manuals, Self-taughts, &c.
F. Dialects
G. Characters (writing)
a. Cursive or running style
b. Hira-gana and Kata-kana
c. Romanization and Romaji movements, with other movements in new national characters; Esperanto
H. Studies of foreign languages for Japanese
A. General and collected works
B. Japanese literature in general history of literature; rhetoric poetics and prosody
C. Romances and novels
D. Dramas and plays
E. Poems, songs, chants, &c.
F. Prose literature
G. Proverbs
H. Mythology and Folk-lore
I. Journalism and periodical literature
J. Fantastic literature about Japan
K. Miscellaneous works & Literary miscellany
A. Customs and Manners in general; History of Customs and manners; Etiquette
B. National characteristics of the Japanese
C. Costumes
D. Food and drink ; cooking; banquet
E. Dwellings
F. Family system and family life
G. Women's life
H. Boys and girls
I. Marriage and divorce
J. Funeral; grave and burial system
K. Infanticide
L. Ancestral worship filial piety
M. Superstition
N. Annual ceremonies and festivals
O. Measures
P. Signboards, posters advertisements
Q. Sports and amusements
R. Tea and incense ceremony, Flower arrangement smoking manners
S. Theatrical productions dances and cinematograph, marionette and shadow play theatres and varietes
T. Associations and clubs
U. Secret societies
V. Prostitution and geisha girl
W. Slaves special tribes
X. Pirates and robbers
Y. Mutual aid and local self-governing or guarding systems
Z. Police and fire brigade
A. Institutions in general; ancient institutions and systems
A1. Imperial household
B. Government organization; civil officers
C. Local government & administrations
D. Politics
a. Political affairs, problems & movements
b. Political parties
c. Imperial diet
d. Suffrage and citizenship
E. Honours and decorations peerage
A. Finance in general; financial history
B. Revenue and expenditure; budget
C. Taxation
D. Customs and custom duties; tariff
E. National loan
F. Monopolies
G. Board of Audit
H. Coinage system
A. Law in general; legal history
B. Constitution
C. Criminal law
D. Civil law
a. General and miscellaneous
b. Civil procedure
c. Family law
d. law of succession
e. Land ownership
E. Commercial law
F. Other minor laws
G. Imperial ordinance; order in council
H. International law & treaties
a. Treaty collection
b. Text of particular treaties
c. Arbitration
d. Consular jurisdiction and extraterritoriality; foreigners in Japan
e. Miscellaneous
A. Education in general
a. Educational legislation and administration
b. Educational theory, method and system
c. History of Education
B. Elementary education; Kindergarten
C. Intermediate education
D. Professional, technical and other special schools
E. Colleges and Universities; Student abroad
F. Education of Women
G. Education of special classes
a. Education of Physically defectives
b. Education of Mentally defectives; genius
c. Education of Morally defectives
d. Education of special ranks (Princes & nobles)
e. Education of the poor
f. Adult education; University extension correspondence teaching public lectures exhibitions; library and museum
H. Student life and customs; student association and movement
I. School hygiene
J. Research institutes and academy of sciences
A. Medicine in general
B. Endemic
C. Epidemic
D. Public health and hygiene; hospital and sanatorium
E. Pharmacology; Materia medica
F. Physicians, surgeons & pharmaceutist (their life and legislation for them
A. Economy in general; economic condition; economic policy; economic & industrial history statistics in general
B. Agriculture
C. Stock faming
D. Forestry
E. Fishery aquatic products industry
F. Industry
a. Industry in general & Industrial history
b. Textile industry
c. Chemical industry
d. Electric industry
e. Mechanical industry
f. Ship-building
G. Mining industry; Metallurgy
H. Commerce & Trade
I. Currency, Banking, Credit and Insurance
A. Communication in general; ancient means and institutions of communications
B. Highway communication
C. Navigation
D. Inner waterways, canals, ferry services
E. Aeronautics
F. Telephony, Telegraphy, Radio
G. Postal service
H. Inns, Hotels, Stations
A. Social thought & problems
B. Social politics
A. General
B. United States of America
C. Korea, Manchuria, Mongolia, Siberia
D. Other countries
A. General; strategics
B. Army
C. Navy
D. Aeroplane and airship
A. General works, Miscellanies
B. Geography
C. Natural science
D. History
E. Aborigines
a. Anthropology & Archaeology
b. Religion, Customs
c. Language, Literature
F. Chinese in Formosa
G. Europeans in Formosa; Christian missions
H. Japanese and Japanese rule in Formosa
I. The Pescadores
A. General works, Miscellanies
B. Travels & Voyages
C. Natural science
D. Religion, Custom and folklore
E. Language, Literature
A. General works, Miscellanies
B. Geography
C. Natural science
D. History; Japanese colonization & administration
E. The Ainos
a. Anthropology, Archaeology
b. Religion, Customs and folklore
c. Language, Literature
F. The Kuriles
A. The Bonin Islands
B. The South Sea Islands under Japanese rule