LỊCH SỬ VỀ SỰ PHIÊU DẠT, GIAO LƯU VÀ NGHIÊN CỨU GIỮA NHẬT BẢN VÀ VIỆT NAM NHÌN TỪ CÁC TÁC PHẨM CỔ ĐIỂN LIÊN QUAN ĐẾN AN NAM HIỆN LƯU TRỮ TẠI THƯ VIỆN ĐẠI HỌC WASEDA

Abstract

The extensive database on ancient texts of the Waseda University Library (https://www.wul.waseda.ac.jp/kotenseki/index.html) archives approximately 10 books related to Annam (historical Vietnam). The content of these works primarily consists of records of adventures between Japan and Vietnam, such as Records of Adventures in Foreign Lands異国漂流記聞, Records of Drifting to Annam南漂安南記事, Records of Southern Drifting南瓢記, Chronicles of Annam南漂安南記事, Documents of the Annam Nation安南国文書,… and records about Annam of Chinese scholars such as Miscellaneous Records of Annam安南雑記, Qianlong Emperor's Annam Campaign乾隆征撫安南記, Illustrated Accounts of Annam安南図説, Travel Chronicles of Annam安南紀遊. These texts predominantly document the voyages and exchanges between Japan and Vietnam, highlighting a pattern of drift and cultural exchange from the 16th to the early 20th century. Additionally, there are significant scholarly investigations and studies based on these materials, all of which have been digitized and made publicly available with graphical images. This article aims to organize and clarify information regarding these historical collections and the provenance of ancient manuscripts related to Annam, stored at Waseda University Library. It also seeks to compile documents related to Annam from other Japanese university libraries. The study is also considered an illustrative example, how the historical research on Japanese-Vietnamese relations has been conducted.