The Kyoto Library

Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient

Nichi I kaikan 3F
Sakyôku, Yoshida Ushinomiyachô 4
Kyôto 606-8302, Japon
Tél : + 81 75 761 3946
Fax : + 81 75 761 3947

The Kyoto Centre library holds 9,050 monographs and 23 journal titles (1,300 volumes) in English, French, Japanese and Chinese (1,000 titles), mainly on Asian history and religions (Buddhism, Taoism, etc.) and the history of Japanese art, 2,600 of which are catalogued in the SUDOC. These are mainly works collected by researchers at the Institut du Hôbôgirin between 1968 and 1997 - in particular the libraries of Etienne Lamotte, Anna Seidel and Hubert Durt - and were donated by Christophe Marquet in 2022.

The ISEAS library, located in the same building, holds 7,900 volumes (monographs and journals), mainly in Western languages, on Japanese and Chinese studies. It is open to researchers and readers of the EFEO Centre.

Access and opening hours

From Monday to Friday, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

  • Books may be lended on request
The Kyoto centre
Head: Christophe Marquet

École française d'Extrême-Orient
Kitashirakawa bettô-chô 29, Sakyô-ku
606-8276 Kyoto
Japan
Tel: +81 75 701 0882
Fax: +81 75 701 0883
〒606-8276 京都市左京区北白川別当町29
efeo.kyoto@gmail.com


フランス国立極東学院・京都支部
〒606-8276 京都市左京区北白川別当町29

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Kyoto Lectures
Kyoto, Japan, 20 June 2023

As part of the "Kyoto lectures", Antonio Manieri (University of Naples "L’Orientale") gives a lecture on "“Everyday Uncertainties”: Sharing and Learning Terminologies in Eighth-century Japan".

At 6pm (Japan time), online on the Zoom platform: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82464622137

 

Kyoto lectures
Kyoto, Japan, 14 February 2022

As part of the Kyoto lecturesGiorgio Colombo (Nagoya University) presents: "Law, Justice, and International Relations in the Dawn of Meiji Restoration: the “María Luz” incident".

On February, 14, at 6pm (Japan time) on the Zoom platform. The password for logging in will be posted on the Kyoto Center's blog and the ISEAS website on the 14th.

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Kyoto lectures
Kyoto, Japan, 26 January 2022

As part of the Kyoto lecturesMatthew Shores (Université of Sydney) presents: "Rakugo as Variety Entertainment ⇆ Rakugo as Literature".

26 January, 6pm (Japan time) on the Zoom platform. The password for logging in will be posted on the Kyoto Center's blog and the ISEAS website on the 14th.

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