Kōi Genji Monogatari Text Database

A database publishing text data from the 'Kōi Genji Monogatari' (Collated Genji Monogatari)

TEI/XML

View TEI/XML files alongside high-resolution manuscript images from the National Diet Library Digital Collection via IIIF. Supports conversion to HTML, PDF, and EPUB via XSLT.

Linked Data

Browse text data as Linked Open Data with persistent URIs. Formatted to interoperate with other linked datasets using Semantic Web standards.

SPARQL Explorer

Explore texts via the DTS (Distributed Text Services) API, enabling structured navigation through standardized interfaces.

DTS Viewer

News

2026-03-08

Corrected typos and waka notation in the text based on user feedback. Added a Waka Poems page and a Visualizations page, along with PDF and EPUB viewing and download support for each volume.

2025-06-23

The website design has been modernized and DTS (Distributed Text Services) support has been added. Responsive design and accessibility have also been improved.

2020-06-19

Added volumes: "39 Yūgiri", "46 Shiigamoto", "47 Agemaki", "48 Sawarabi", "49 Yadorigi", "50 Azumaya", "51 Ukifune", "52 Kagerō", "53 Tenarai".

2020-05-27

Added volumes: "34 Wakana I", "35 Wakana II", "36 Kashiwagi", "44 Takekawa", "45 Hashihime".

2020-05-07

Added 19 additional volumes: "22 Tamakazura", "23 Hatsune", "24 Kochō", "25 Hotaru", "26 Tokonatsu", "27 Kagaribi", "28 Nowaki", "29 Miyuki", "30 Fujibakama", "31 Makibashira", "32 Umegae", "33 Fuji no Uraba", "37 Yokobue", "38 Suzumushi", "40 Minori", "41 Maboroshi", "42 Niō Miya", "43 Kōbai", "54 Yume no Ukihashi".

2020-04-18

Added volumes: "12 Suma", "13 Akashi", "14 Miotsukushi", "15 Yomogiu", "16 Sekiya", "17 Eawase", "18 Matsukaze", "19 Usugumo", "20 Asagao", "21 Otome".

2020-01-19

Added volumes: "9 Aoi", "10 Sakaki".

2020-01-06

Added volumes: "3 Utsusemi", "4 Yūgao", "5 Wakamurasaki", "6 Suetsumuhana", "7 Momiji no Ga", "8 Hana no En", "11 Hanachirusato".

2019-12-25

Added volume: "2 Hahakigi".

2019-11-29

Website launched.

About This Site

Text data was created and published based on the 'Kōi Genji Monogatari' (Collated Genji Monogatari) (Internet publication, copyright expired) available in the National Diet Library Digital Collection.

Each line is assigned a URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) and published as LOD (Linked Open Data). TEI/XML files linked with IIIF images are also provided.

If you find any errors in the data, please contact The University of Tokyo Academic Asset Archiving Promotion Office at digital-archive [at] lib.u-tokyo.ac.jp.

Contributors

  • Takashi Tamura
    Associate Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo
  • Kiyonori Nagasaki
    Senior Research Fellow, International Institute for Digital Humanities
  • Ikki Omukai
    Associate Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo
  • Satoru Nakamura
    Assistant Professor, Information Technology Center, The University of Tokyo
  • The University of Tokyo Library Staff