Acknowledgments



The text of Oku no hosomichi was input by Osamu Kigoshi of Kanazawa University and deposited in the JALLC (see Editorial Note). The text was proofread and tagged by Sachiko Iwabuchi, Research Specialist for the Japanese Text Initiative. It was also proofread by Ryuichi Takahashi. Preparation of the header and further checking was done by Cristine Ruotolo of the E-Text Center.

The background for this edition is an image of handmade kozo paper by Timothy Barrett, author of Japanese Papermaking (New York: Weatherhill, 1992), in the collection of the Book Arts Press at the University of Virginia.




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Last revised May 21, 1999