Kumamoto University
Eisei-Bunko Research Center

Eisei Bunko Archives

The Eisei Bunko collection entrusted to Kumamoto University is generally divided as follows:

  • 1. Middle-Age Hosokawa family documents
  • 2. Texts related to the clan founder Yuusai Hosokawa
  • 3. Missives between Hosokawa family heads
  • 4. Documents approved by early daimyo
  • 5. Takuan missives
  • 6. Materials related to Shigekata Hosokawa (journals, etc.)
  • 7. Documents related to recent daimyo
  • 8. Daimyo family missives
  • 9. Picture scrolls
  • 10. Feudal administrative records
  • 11. Feudal administrative documents
  • 12. Officially compiled feudal records
  • 13. Illustrations, maps, and architectural plans
  • 14. Unprocessed texts

Contents

  • Mission Statement
  • Outline
  • Management Structure
  • Staff
  • Eisei Bunko Archives