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Nishimura Library

The Nishimura Library was a collection of about 10,000 books that were destroyed in the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake and following fires in Japan. The books were the former possessions of Nishimura Shigeki before becoming part of the library of Tokyo University and were mainly about Chinese philosophy and history.

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The Nishimura Library (西村文庫, Nishimura bunko) was a collection of about 10,000 books that were destroyed in the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake and following fires in Japan.123 The books were the former possessions of Nishimura Shigeki before becoming part of the library of Tokyo University and were mainly about Chinese philosophy and history.

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  1. Polastron, Lucien X. (2007-08-13). Books on Fire: The Destruction of Libraries Throughout History. Inner Traditions/Bear. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-59477-167-5.
  2. LOST MEMORY - LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES DESTROYED IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY ( Archived June 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine)
  3. 漢籍関係年表. Chinese classics (in Japanese). Tokyo University General library. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2011.