Kyubakufu Hikitsugisho (Handover Documents of the Former Shogunate)
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This webpage introduces the Kyubakufu Hikitsugisho (Handover Documents of the Former Shogunate) held in the Rare Books and Old Materials Room of the Tokyo Main Library.
1. Overview
The Kyubakufu Hikitsugisho (Handover Documents of the Former Shogunate) refers to a collection of official documents of the Edo Shogunate that were entrusted to the Imperial Library by Tokyo Prefecture (Tokyo-fu). The documents primarily consist of those compiled by the Machi-bugyosho (Town Magistrate’s Office) to serve as reference materials for official duties. Some documents related to the Hyojosho (Judicial Council), Jisha-bugyosho (Office of Temple and Shrine Magistrates), and Sakuji-bugyosho (Office of Construction Magistrates) are also included. After being received at the Imperial Library, these documents were all reinforced and refurbished with covers added, and they now comprise approximately 9,000 items.
2. How to search
- Please click on “Refiners” to expand the simple search dialog on NDL Search and search by entering “旧幕府引継書” (Kyubakufu Hikitsugisho) in the keyword field and selecting “Tokyo Main Library > Rare Books and Old Materials Room” in the Location field. If you do not see the search fields you need, you can add them by customizing the search fields.
Search results - For information about catalogs in booklet form, please refer to section “4. Catalogs.”
3. How to use
- This collection has been digitized with a few exceptions. To access digitized materials, please visit the NDL Digital Collection through the search results obtained in “2. How to search.”
- For information on how to use other materials, please see the Rare Books and Old Materials Room of the Tokyo Main Library.
4. Catalogs
- Kazuo Minami “Kyubakufu hikitsugisho mokuroku” (Catalog of handover documents of the former shogunate) (Edo no shakai kozo (The social structure of Edo) Hanawashobo, 1969, NDL Call No. GB341-3)
Kazuo Minami “Kyubakufu hikitsugisho mokuroku” (Catalog of handover documents of the former shogunate) (Edo no shakai kozo (The social structure of Edo) Hanawashobo, 1969 (3rd printing: June 1997), NDL Call No. GB341-G36)
These contain the NDL call number. - “Kyubaku hikitsugisho mokuroku” (Catalog of handover documents of the former shogunate) 1-15 (National Diet Library, ed. 1959-1993, NDL Call No. 322.15-Ko548s and others)
This contains details and explanations. - Kazuo Minami “Kyubakufu hikitsugisho daiisshu daiyonshu kaisetsu” (Commentary on the first and fourth microfilmed collections of the handover documents of the former shogunate) (Nihon Micro Shashin, 1970, NDL Call No. GB1-15)
Kazuo Minami “Kyubakufu hikitsugisho dainishu daisanshu kaisetsu: Zoku” (Commentary on the second and third microfilmed collections of the handover documents of the former shogunate: Continued) (Nihon Micro Shashin, 1971, NDL Call No. GB1-15)
This contains the NDL call number and reel number of the microfilm.