NIJL/EAJRS Kuzushiji Workshop, which is a collaborative programme between the National Institute of Japanese Literature (NIJL) and the European Association of Japanese Resource Specialists (EAJRS), started in 2011 under the initiative of Professor Yūichirō Imanishi, then the Director of NIJL. This training programme is designed for librarians and curators in Europe, who manage Japanese antiquarian materials. The aim of this workshop is to develop their skills in deciphering Japanese historical cursive scripts. The intention of the programme is to enable the librarians and curators to improve the organisation and management of their Japanese antiquarian collections. By this means we hope to encourage researchers to use these resources more effectively.

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April
2023		 Online / Cambridge
University of Cambridge. University Library		 Kotenseki: Prof. Yamamoto Kazuaki
Komonjo: Assoc. Prof. Ōta Naohiro
April
2022		 Online / Dublin
Chester Beatty		 Kotenseki: Prof. Yamamoto Kazuaki
Komonjo: Assoc. Prof. Ōta Naohiro
29 participants
April
2021		 Online / Oslo
University of Oslo		 Printed Books: Prof. Yamamoto Kazuaki
Manuscripts: Assoc. Prof. Ōta Naohiro
28 participants
February
2019		 Paris
Collège de France		 Printed Books: Prof. Yamamoto Kazuaki
Manuscripts: Assoc. Prof. Ōta Naohiro
27 participants
February
2017		 Norwich
Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures
Lisa Sainsbury Library		 Prof. Imanishi Yūichirō
Dr. Tanikawa Yuki (only AM 1 Feb.)
9 participants		  
March
2014		 Oxford
Oriental Institute / Bodleian Japanese Library, University of Oxford
Oriental Institute		 Printed Books: Prof. Imanishi Yūichirō
Manuscripts: Prof. Watanabe Kōichi, Ōta Naohiro
20 participants		  
June
2013		 Bonn
University of Bonn
Lesesaal der Abteilung für Japanologie und Koreanistik		 Prof. Imanishi Yūichirō
30? participants		  
January
2013		 Paris
Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris		 Prof. Imanishi Yūichirō
21 participants		  
February
2012		 Zurich
University of Zurich
Ostasiatisches Seminar		 Prof. Imanishi Yūichirō
30 participants		  
October
2011		 Leuven
KU Leuven
Mgr. Sencie-Instituut		 Prof. Imanishi Yūichirō
20? participants		  
June-July
2011		 Oxford
Oriental Institute / Bodleian Japanese Library, University of Oxford
Oriental Institute		 Prof. Imanishi Yūichirō
32 participants