Koji Ruien

Japanese encyclopaedic work

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The Koji Ruien (古事類苑) is a Japanese encyclopaedic work initiated by the Meiji government, and compiled from historical source documents. Over the period from 1896 to 1914, a total of 1,000 volumes were compiled, under various subject categories.