(Fuken Tokeisho Shusei)

Series 1: Meiji Nenkan Fuken Tokeisho Shusei

Statistical Annuals of the respective prefectures of Japan in the Meiji Era, 1873-1912.
Original: Microfilm: Guide: Text: Price:	All of the annual statistical reports of the 47 prefectures 2,050 vols., 800,000 pages 35mm positive, 504 reels 64 pages In Japanese 5,292,000 (Domestic Price: Incl. tax) International Price: Please inquire

Series 2: Taisho Showa Nenkan Fuken Tokeisho Shusei

Statistical Annuals of the respective prefectures of Japan in the Taisho and Showa Eras, 1913-1945.
Original: Microfilm: Guide: Text: Price:	All of the annual statistical reports of the 47 prefectures 4,550 vols., 1,100,000 pages 35mm positive, 636 reels 32 pages In Japanese 6,678,000 (Domestic Price: Incl. tax) International Price: Please inquire

Series 3: Todofuken Tokeisho Shusei, Sengo-hen

Statistical Annuals of the respective prefectures of Japan in the Showa era, 1947-1972.
Original: Microfilm: Guide: Text: Price:	All of the annual statistical reports of the 47 prefectures. 1,220 vols., 470,000 pages 35mm positive, 320 reels 24 pages In Japanese 3,360,000 (Domestic Price: Incl. tax) International Price: Please inquire

Modern Japan is divided administratively into forty-seven prefectures which, with some consolidations, perpetuate the daimyo domains of the Edo period, and thus retain pre-modern regional characteristics, which affect the formulation and application of national economic and social policies. Because of this, regional differences have assumed growing importance as a field of study, and in such study some of the most essential information is to be found only in the descriptive statistics complied over the years by the prefectural governments. In several prefectures, to meet their own administrative needs, the authorities initiated the compilation and publication of statistics as early as 1873, after the Meiji Restoration. Despite the obvious value of these statistical reports as basic sources of information on local matters, research workers have long been inconvenienced in trying to utilize them, because no one library or other institution has ever succeeded in acquiring a complete set. Only by seeking our and combining the holdings of many libraries has this complete microfilm edition been made possible.