These practical cookbooks, which began to be published frequently in the mid-Edo period, contain a wealth of content, including menus and recipes, accompanied by numerous illustrations that make them visually enjoyable as well.
They were previously exhibited at the Main Library.
The materials国文研電子化digitized by the National Institute of Japanese Literature in 2022 were made available as part of the institute’s project to establish an international collaborative research network on historical Japanese texts.