Toyo Bunko

Toyo Bunko is a research library and museum dedicated to the history and culture of all of Asia.

Our Missions

Museum

東洋文庫ミュージアム

In order to introduce many people to the fascinating world of Asian studies, we are exhibiting books, maps, and paintings from our collection. We look forward to your visit.

Library

図書館

Toyo Bunko's collection is open to the public for the purpose of researching the history and culture of Asian regions.

Research

研究活動

Toyo Bunko, as an academic research center for the history and culture of the entire Asian region, continuously advance bibliographic analysis of primary materials from Asian regions collected and held by Toyo Bunko, as well as fundamental research based on such analysis.

Academia
（for lifelong learners）

アカデミア（生涯学習講座）

Toyo Bunko Academia is a place of learning that Toyo Bunko offers to the general public based on its valuable books, collections, and research results. We offer a wide range of courses including history, culture, languages, and reading of original texts from around the world.

Events（Public lectures）

At the Toyo Bunko, various events are held ranging from those aimed at researchers to those targeting the general public.

- Seminars and Symposiums
Toyo Bunko 100th Anniversary Lecture Series, No. 9:
Asian Regions in the Toyo Bunko & Development Organizations: From Historical Research to Contemporary Policy Focal Points

R. Bin Wong (Distinguished Research Professor, UCLA)
- Date of the event: 2026/02/12
  14:30–16:30
- Location:Onsite (Toyo Bunko 2F Lecture Room)/Online
- Fee:Free
Details
- Seminars and Symposiums
『修禪要訣』諸本の研究 – A Study of the Different Copies of the “Xiuchan Yaojue” (Essentials to the Practice of Meditation)

Prof. Cheng Zheng (Komazawa University)
- Date of the event: 2026/01/16
  14:00–16:00
- Location:Onsite (Toyo Bunko 2F Lecture Room)
- Fee:Free
Details
- Seminars and Symposiums
Enrollment has ended

The Twelfth International Symposium of Inter-Asia Research Networks Commemorating the Digitization Project of the Tibetan Manuscript Kanjur
“Rediscovering the Buddhist Canon from Multiple Perspectives”
- Date of the event:
  2025/11/29–30
- Location:Onsite (Toyo Bunko 2F Lecture Room)/Online
- Fee:Free
Details
- Seminars and Symposiums
Enrollment has ended

The Silk Road Buddhist Studies Workshop: The Third Meeting
“Buddhist Art and Cultural Heritage in Nepal and the Tarim Basin”
- Date of the event: 2025/11/24
  11:00–16:30
- Location:Onsite (Toyo Bunko 2F Lecture Room)/Online
- Fee:Free
Details

Seminars and Symposiums

Poster image of Prof. R. Bin Wong's lecture

Toyo Bunko 100th Anniversary Lecture Series, No. 9:
Asian Regions in the Toyo Bunko & Development Organizations: From Historical Research to Contemporary Policy Focal Points

R. Bin Wong (Distinguished Research Professor, UCLA)

Date of the event: 2026/02/12
14:30–16:30
Location:Onsite (Toyo Bunko 2F Lecture Room)/Online
Fee:Free

Details

Seminars and Symposiums

Poster of Prof. Cheng Zheng's lecture

『修禪要訣』諸本の研究 – A Study of the Different Copies of the “Xiuchan Yaojue” (Essentials to the Practice of Meditation)

Prof. Cheng Zheng (Komazawa University)

Date of the event: 2026/01/16
14:00–16:00
Location:Onsite (Toyo Bunko 2F Lecture Room)
Fee:Free

Details

Seminars and Symposiums

Poster of the Twelfth International Symposium of Inter-Asia Research Networks Commemorating the Digitization Project of the Tibetan Manuscript Kanjur Enrollment has ended

The Twelfth International Symposium of Inter-Asia Research Networks Commemorating the Digitization Project of the Tibetan Manuscript Kanjur
“Rediscovering the Buddhist Canon from Multiple Perspectives”

Date of the event:
2025/11/29–30
Location:Onsite (Toyo Bunko 2F Lecture Room)/Online
Fee:Free

Details

Seminars and Symposiums

Poster of the workshop Enrollment has ended

The Silk Road Buddhist Studies Workshop: The Third Meeting
“Buddhist Art and Cultural Heritage in Nepal and the Tarim Basin”

Date of the event: 2025/11/24
11:00–16:30
Location:Onsite (Toyo Bunko 2F Lecture Room)/Online
Fee:Free

Details

- Publications
Exploring Qing Dynasty Historical Sites III: Northeast China, pt. 1
[Shinchō no shiseki o megutte III: Chūgoku Tōhoku hen 1]

HOSOYA Yoshio (author), KATO Naoto (editor)

2026.01.14

Details
- Publications
Annotated Bibliography of Rare Books in the Iwasaki Collection XI: Ukiyo-zoshi, pt. 1
[Iwasaki bunko kichōsho shoshi kaidai XI: Ukiyo zōshi (jō)]

Japanese Studies Group, Toyo Bunko (ed.)

2026.01.14

Details
- Publications
Aspects of the Literary Sources in South Asian Historical Studies (TBRL 25)

ISHIKAWA Kan (ed.)

2026.01.14

Details
- Publications
Toyo gakuho, vol. 107, no. 1

Toyo Bunko

2025.09.30

Details

Publications

Jacket image of the Exploring Qing Dynasty Historical Sites III

Exploring Qing Dynasty Historical Sites III: Northeast China, pt. 1
[Shinchō no shiseki o megutte III: Chūgoku Tōhoku hen 1]

HOSOYA Yoshio (author), KATO Naoto (editor)

2026.01.14

詳細はこちら

Publications

Cover image of Annotated Bibliography of Rare Books in the Iwasaki Collection XI

Annotated Bibliography of Rare Books in the Iwasaki Collection XI: Ukiyo-zoshi, pt. 1
[Iwasaki bunko kichōsho shoshi kaidai XI: Ukiyo zōshi (jō)]

Japanese Studies Group, Toyo Bunko (ed.)

2026.01.14

詳細はこちら

Publications

Jacket image of TBRL 25

Aspects of the Literary Sources in South Asian Historical Studies (TBRL 25)

ISHIKAWA Kan (ed.)

2026.01.14

詳細はこちら

Publications

Cover image of Toyo gakuho, vol. 107, no. 1

Toyo gakuho, vol. 107, no. 1

Toyo Bunko

2025.09.30

詳細はこちら

Information

お知らせ

About Toyo Bunko

東洋文庫について

Here we introduce the history of Toyo Bunko, its organizational structure, and supporting companies.

Here we introduce the history of Toyo Bunko,
its organizational structure, and supporting companies.

Next Generation Program

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Museum/Library Calendar

Museum
Library

Advance Tickets

Museum

10:00–17:00 (Admission until 16:30)
Closed every Tuesday

Library

9:30–16:30

Please be sure to confirm the days the library is open before making reservations for materials.

Our Missions

Museum

Library

Research

Academia
（for lifelong learners）

Events（Public lectures）

Toyo Bunko 100th Anniversary Lecture Series, No. 9:
Asian Regions in the Toyo Bunko & Development Organizations: From Historical Research to Contemporary Policy Focal Points

『修禪要訣』諸本の研究 – A Study of the Different Copies of the “Xiuchan Yaojue” (Essentials to the Practice of Meditation)

The Twelfth International Symposium of Inter-Asia Research Networks Commemorating the Digitization Project of the Tibetan Manuscript Kanjur
“Rediscovering the Buddhist Canon from Multiple Perspectives”

The Silk Road Buddhist Studies Workshop: The Third Meeting
“Buddhist Art and Cultural Heritage in Nepal and the Tarim Basin”

Toyo Bunko 100th Anniversary Lecture Series, No. 9:
Asian Regions in the Toyo Bunko & Development Organizations: From Historical Research to Contemporary Policy Focal Points

『修禪要訣』諸本の研究 – A Study of the Different Copies of the “Xiuchan Yaojue” (Essentials to the Practice of Meditation)

The Twelfth International Symposium of Inter-Asia Research Networks Commemorating the Digitization Project of the Tibetan Manuscript Kanjur
“Rediscovering the Buddhist Canon from Multiple Perspectives”

The Silk Road Buddhist Studies Workshop: The Third Meeting
“Buddhist Art and Cultural Heritage in Nepal and the Tarim Basin”

Publications

Exploring Qing Dynasty Historical Sites III: Northeast China, pt. 1
[Shinchō no shiseki o megutte III: Chūgoku Tōhoku hen 1]

Annotated Bibliography of Rare Books in the Iwasaki Collection XI: Ukiyo-zoshi, pt. 1
[Iwasaki bunko kichōsho shoshi kaidai XI: Ukiyo zōshi (jō)]

Aspects of the Literary Sources in South Asian Historical Studies (TBRL 25)

Toyo gakuho, vol. 107, no. 1

Exploring Qing Dynasty Historical Sites III: Northeast China, pt. 1
[Shinchō no shiseki o megutte III: Chūgoku Tōhoku hen 1]

Annotated Bibliography of Rare Books in the Iwasaki Collection XI: Ukiyo-zoshi, pt. 1
[Iwasaki bunko kichōsho shoshi kaidai XI: Ukiyo zōshi (jō)]

Aspects of the Literary Sources in South Asian Historical Studies (TBRL 25)

Toyo gakuho, vol. 107, no. 1

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About Toyo Bunko

Next Generation Program

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Jobs

Museum/Library Calendar

Museum

Library

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Toyo Bunko Museum

Toyo Bunko Academia

Toyo Gakuho

Our Missions

Museum

Library

Research

Academia（for lifelong learners）

Events（Public lectures）

Toyo Bunko 100th Anniversary Lecture Series, No. 9: Asian Regions in the Toyo Bunko & Development Organizations: From Historical Research to Contemporary Policy Focal Points

『修禪要訣』諸本の研究 – A Study of the Different Copies of the “Xiuchan Yaojue” (Essentials to the Practice of Meditation)

The Twelfth International Symposium of Inter-Asia Research Networks Commemorating the Digitization Project of the Tibetan Manuscript Kanjur “Rediscovering the Buddhist Canon from Multiple Perspectives”

The Silk Road Buddhist Studies Workshop: The Third Meeting “Buddhist Art and Cultural Heritage in Nepal and the Tarim Basin”

Toyo Bunko 100th Anniversary Lecture Series, No. 9: Asian Regions in the Toyo Bunko & Development Organizations: From Historical Research to Contemporary Policy Focal Points

『修禪要訣』諸本の研究 – A Study of the Different Copies of the “Xiuchan Yaojue” (Essentials to the Practice of Meditation)

The Twelfth International Symposium of Inter-Asia Research Networks Commemorating the Digitization Project of the Tibetan Manuscript Kanjur “Rediscovering the Buddhist Canon from Multiple Perspectives”

The Silk Road Buddhist Studies Workshop: The Third Meeting “Buddhist Art and Cultural Heritage in Nepal and the Tarim Basin”

Publications

Exploring Qing Dynasty Historical Sites III: Northeast China, pt. 1 [Shinchō no shiseki o megutte III: Chūgoku Tōhoku hen 1]

Annotated Bibliography of Rare Books in the Iwasaki Collection XI: Ukiyo-zoshi, pt. 1 [Iwasaki bunko kichōsho shoshi kaidai XI: Ukiyo zōshi (jō)]

Aspects of the Literary Sources in South Asian Historical Studies (TBRL 25)

Toyo gakuho, vol. 107, no. 1

Exploring Qing Dynasty Historical Sites III: Northeast China, pt. 1 [Shinchō no shiseki o megutte III: Chūgoku Tōhoku hen 1]

Annotated Bibliography of Rare Books in the Iwasaki Collection XI: Ukiyo-zoshi, pt. 1 [Iwasaki bunko kichōsho shoshi kaidai XI: Ukiyo zōshi (jō)]

Aspects of the Literary Sources in South Asian Historical Studies (TBRL 25)

Toyo gakuho, vol. 107, no. 1

Information

About Toyo Bunko

Next Generation Program

Support

Jobs

Museum/Library Calendar

Museum

Library

Search

Academia
（for lifelong learners）

Toyo Bunko 100th Anniversary Lecture Series, No. 9:
Asian Regions in the Toyo Bunko & Development Organizations: From Historical Research to Contemporary Policy Focal Points

The Twelfth International Symposium of Inter-Asia Research Networks Commemorating the Digitization Project of the Tibetan Manuscript Kanjur
“Rediscovering the Buddhist Canon from Multiple Perspectives”

The Silk Road Buddhist Studies Workshop: The Third Meeting
“Buddhist Art and Cultural Heritage in Nepal and the Tarim Basin”

Toyo Bunko 100th Anniversary Lecture Series, No. 9:
Asian Regions in the Toyo Bunko & Development Organizations: From Historical Research to Contemporary Policy Focal Points

The Twelfth International Symposium of Inter-Asia Research Networks Commemorating the Digitization Project of the Tibetan Manuscript Kanjur
“Rediscovering the Buddhist Canon from Multiple Perspectives”

The Silk Road Buddhist Studies Workshop: The Third Meeting
“Buddhist Art and Cultural Heritage in Nepal and the Tarim Basin”

Exploring Qing Dynasty Historical Sites III: Northeast China, pt. 1
[Shinchō no shiseki o megutte III: Chūgoku Tōhoku hen 1]

Annotated Bibliography of Rare Books in the Iwasaki Collection XI: Ukiyo-zoshi, pt. 1
[Iwasaki bunko kichōsho shoshi kaidai XI: Ukiyo zōshi (jō)]

Exploring Qing Dynasty Historical Sites III: Northeast China, pt. 1
[Shinchō no shiseki o megutte III: Chūgoku Tōhoku hen 1]

Annotated Bibliography of Rare Books in the Iwasaki Collection XI: Ukiyo-zoshi, pt. 1
[Iwasaki bunko kichōsho shoshi kaidai XI: Ukiyo zōshi (jō)]