UBC Japanese Library Resources Blog

Award-winning novelist Katherine Govier
will read from and discusses her latest novel The Ghost Brush.

Tuesday, February 22
5:00–6:30 pm
Auditorium, Asia Centre, 1871 West Mall
University of British Columbia

For more details, see the poster (pdf).

Cinema Kabuki is coming to Vancouver. Kabuki Theatre in high definition on the big screen, showings are as follows:

Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas, 88 West Pender Street
February 9 (Wednesday), 2011
6:00 pm Triple Lion Dance
7:30 pm Heron Maiden

The event is presented by The Japan Foundation in association with the Consulate General of Japan and TomoeArts. Click here for more details.

JapanKnowledge has just uploaded ten more titles to its Shinpen Nihon koten bungaku zenshū 新編日本古典文学全集 collection:

Nihon ryōiki 日本霊異記
Utsuho monogatari うつほ物語
Ochikubo monogatari 落窪物語
Tsutsumi Chūnagon monogatari 堤中納言物語
Izumi Shikibu nikki 和泉式部日記
Murasaki Shikibu nikki 紫式部日記
Sarashina nikki 更級日記
Sanuki no Suke no Nikki 讃岐典侍日記
Hamamatsu Chūnagon monogatari 浜松中納言物語
Yoru no nezame 夜の寝覚

Remember to check out the tutorial here to learn how to access the works.