Kokusho Kankōkai

Kokusho Kankōkai is a Japanese publishing company established in 1971 with the aim of reprinting academic reference materials. It began with the facsimile editions of 'Meigetsuki' and 'Gyokuyō'. In 1975, the publication of the 'World Fantasy Literature Series' (which won the 12th Japan Translation Publishing Culture Award) broadened its scope to overseas and fantasy literature. Today, it publishes academic books on history, Buddhism, Shinto, and Japanese literature, as well as mystery, SF, horror, occult, and collections of yōkai art. The company motto is to pursue the 'Kokusho Kankōkai character'. In 1987, it also established the Kokusho Japanese Language School, which has welcomed over 10,000 international students, mainly from Asia.

Kokusho Kankōkai was established in 1971 as a company for the purpose of reprinting academic reference materials, and its first publications were facsimile editions of 'Meigetsuki' and 'Gyokuyō'. In 1975, the publication of the 'World Fantasy Literature Series' (which won the 12th Japan Translation Publishing Culture Award) marked a broadening of its publishing fields to overseas and fantasy literature. Since then, it has continued publishing academic books on history, Buddhism, Shinto, and Japanese literature, as well as mystery, SF, horror, occult, and art books of yōkai paintings. In 1987, it established the Kokusho Japanese Language School, which has accepted international students, mainly from Asia, and over 10,000 students have graduated to date.

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