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The is a research institution affiliated with the University of Tokyo that is devoted to the analysis, compilation, and publication of historical source materials concerning Japan. Since its foundation in 1869, the Institute has been a major center of Japanese historical research, and makes historical sources available through its library, publications, and databases. == History == In 1869, Emperor Meiji issued an Imperial rescript which explained the importance of historiography: Historiography is a for ever immortal state ritual (''taiten'') and a wonderful act of our ancestors. But after the Six National Histories it was interrupted and no longer continued .... Now the evil of misrule by the warriors since the Kamakura period has been overcome and imperial government has been restored. Therefore we wish that an office of historiography (''shikyoku'') be established, that the good custom of our ancestors be resumed .... 〔Mehl, Margaret. (2002). ( "German Influence on Historical Scholarship in Meiji Japan," ) in ''The Past, Present and Future of History and Historical Sources,'' p. 227; Umesao, Tadao ''et al. (2000). ''Japanese civilization in the modern world,'' Vol. 16, p. 47.〕 An official government office of historiography known as the ''Shushi-kan'' (House of Historical Compilation) was formed in order to work on a national history, the ''Dai-Nihon hennenshi'' (Chronological History of Great Japan), which later became part of the ''Dai-Nihon shiryō'' (described below). After several reorganizations, this office was transferred to Tokyo Imperial University in 1888; but in 1893, the Minister of Education terminated the work because of conflict between the government and the institute members over the aims and goals of history (also known as the Kume Kunitake Affair, named after the historian, Kume Kunitake, who was expelled from the Historiographical Institute for writing an article that challenged the customs of State Shinto, and was known for advocating a more "Western," scientific approach to history). In 1895, the University decided to resume the work under the name ''Shiryō hensan-kakari,'' attached to the Faculty of Letters, limiting the role of the Historiographical Institute to compilation of historical materials, rather than the creation of a national history--the role that the Institute has today. It is important to note that the compilation of works was not limited to Japanese sources, but also included the compilation and translation of Western works as well--works which have had a vital role in shaping the nature of the history field in modern Japan. In 1929, the present name of the Institute, ''Shiryō hensan-jo'', was adopted; and in 1950, after several decades under the Faculty of Letters at the University, it acquired an independent status within Tokyo University. Today, the Historiographical Institute continues to play a central role in the compiling, cataloging, and restoring of historical materials. Though most of the work focuses on the pre-modern period, historians of the Historiographical Institute have also done extensive work with regard to Meiji documents. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Historiographical Institute of the University of Tokyo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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