Historiographical Institute

35°42′45.74″N 139°45′47.76″E / 35.7127056°N 139.7632667°E / 35.7127056; 139.7632667

Historiographical Institute
Main building, built in 1928
Parent institutionUniversity of Tokyo
FounderHanawa Hokiichi
Established1793
ChairYusuke Onoe
Websitehttps://www.hi.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/

The Historiographical Institute, University of Tokyo (東京大学史料編纂所, Tōkyō daigaku shiryō hensan-jo) is a research institution affiliated with the University of Tokyo that is devoted to the analysis, compilation, and publication of historical source materials concerning Japan. Since its foundation in 1869, the Institute has been a major center of Japanese historical research, and makes historical sources available through its library, publications, and databases.