No. 121, September 2001

New version of Nippon in the World
(Japan in the World)

We started the Electronic Exhibition: Nippon in the World (Japan in the World) on our website <http://www.ndl.go.jp/site_nippon/e/default.html> in August 2000, as digital contents for the Bibliotheca Universalis Project. In June 2001, a new version with added images and functions, such as search function and view function, was opened to the public.

For details of this exhibition, please see "Digital Exhibition: Nippon in the World" (NDL Newsletter No. 115)

<Added contents>

1. Scenic Mementos of Japan
From Morisada Manko, a valuable record of customs in the Edo period produced in 1837, three volumes which introduce the amusements and the kabuki of those days with illustrations have been digitized into 140 images.These contents are available only in Japanese.

2. Vienna International Exposition
Okoku Hakurankai Hikki, volume 1, a description of the exposition by Japanese participants, and 54 whole images and texts of Oko Nikki, an account of travels from Japan to Austria, have been digitized. These contents are available only in Japanese.

3. Modern Japanese Political History Materials
English version with brief commentaries is available. From various materials, 16 images have been added.