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| Bulletin of the National Museum of Japanese History | |
|---|---|
| Title | Bulletin of the National Museum of Japanese History |
| Discipline | Japanese history, archaeology, museology |
| Publisher | National Museum of Japanese History |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese, English summaries |
| Frequency | Irregular/annual |
| History | 1974–present |
Bulletin of the National Museum of Japanese History is a scholarly periodical published by the National Museum of Japanese History dedicated to research on Nara period, Heian period, Kamakura period, Muromachi period and later eras. The Bulletin presents archaeological reports, museum studies, and historiographical analyses engaging subjects such as the Jōmon period, Yayoi period, Kofun period, Asuka period and modern transformations associated with Meiji Restoration, Taishō period and Shōwa period. It connects institutional collections with fieldwork conducted at sites like Sannai-Maruyama Site, Kofun tumuli and Yoshinogari Site while interacting with international scholarship from institutions such as the British Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Metropolitan Museum of Art and the National Museum of Korea.
The Bulletin began under the auspices of the National Museum of Japanese History during the postwar expansion of cultural institutions that included the establishment of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo and the reconstruction efforts after Great Kantō earthquake-era preservation debates. Early volumes responded to excavations at Heijō-kyō, research on Prince Shōtoku, and cataloging projects related to collections from Hikone Castle, Aizu-Wakamatsu and the Tōhoku region. Contributors have included scholars associated with the University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, Waseda University, Hokkaido University and the International Research Center for Japanese Studies, reflecting collaborations with museums such as the Tokyo National Museum and the Kyoto National Museum.
The Bulletin covers archaeological excavation reports from sites like Asuka, Nara, Fujiwara-kyō and Nagoya Castle precincts, art-historical studies on objects related to Zen Buddhism, Esoteric Buddhism, Shinto ritual artifacts and restoration case studies involving works by artisans connected to the Takamatsu Domain and Satsuma Domain. It includes catalog essays on material culture—ceramics attributed to Seto ware, Bizen ware, Imari porcelain and lacquer from Edo period workshops—alongside numismatic analyses tied to Korean Peninsula interactions, trade with Ryukyu Kingdom, and diplomatic contexts such as the Treaty of Kanagawa and the Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895). The Bulletin also publishes historiographical pieces engaging debates around figures like Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Emperor Meiji and modern historians associated with the Historiographical Institute, University of Tokyo.
Volumes are issued by the National Museum of Japanese History with editorial contributions coordinated through institutional offices in Sakura, Chiba Prefecture. The Bulletin has presented bilingual summaries in Japanese and English to reach audiences connected to the International Council of Museums, the Union List of Artist Names projects and cooperative programs with the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study and the University of Oxford. ISSN details and volume numbering follow scholarly publishing norms used by counterparts such as Monumenta Nipponica, Japan Review and the Journal of Japanese Studies.
The Bulletin's editorial board has historically included curators and academics affiliated with National Museum of Japanese History, University of Tokyo, Ryukoku University, Doshisha University and visiting researchers from the National Palace Museum (Taiwan), Seoul National University and the Freer Gallery of Art. Peer review procedures draw on specialists in fields including archaeologists associated with excavations at Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine, art historians focusing on Rinpa school, and conservators who have worked with collections from Himeji Castle and Nikkō Tōshō-gū.
The Bulletin is indexed in national bibliographies and museum publication listings, and its articles are cited in bibliographies maintained by the Historiographical Institute, University of Tokyo, the National Diet Library holdings, and international databases used by scholars at Harvard University, Columbia University, University of California, Berkeley and the Australian National University. Abstracts have been used in comparative studies alongside material in journals such as Asian Perspectives, Antiquity (journal) and publications from the Archaeological Institute of America.
Noteworthy contributions have included excavation reports on Sannai-Maruyama Site analyses, typological studies of Kofun haniwa, reassessments of Sue ware and Haniwa production techniques, and museum catalog essays addressing provenance issues related to artifacts from Kii Province and the Tosa Domain. The Bulletin has featured reinterpretations of finds connected to the Yoshinogari Site, conservation case studies from Nara National Museum collaborations, and interdisciplinary work engaging scholars who have also published in venues tied to Edo-Tokyo Museum, National Museum of Ethnology (Japan) and the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature.
Back issues and current volumes are available through the National Museum of Japanese History's reading room, interlibrary loan services via the National Diet Library, and academic libraries at institutions such as Keio University and Osaka University. The Bulletin is referenced in course syllabi at Kyushu University, Nagoya University and the International Christian University, and copies are held in special collections at the British Library, Library of Congress and university libraries participating in exchange programs with the museum.
Category:Japanese history journals