Founded in 1938 and published semiannually by Sophia University
Monumenta Nipponica Volume 13, Number 3/4 (1957)- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 183–222Rōei: The Medieval Court Songs of Japan (Part 1)Eta Harich-Schneider
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 223–46Takamura Mitsutarō: Ein Bildhauer und Dichter der GegenwartSuematsu Daigūji
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 247–83Les Caractères [zhe], [zhi]…[ye], et [suo]. Réponse à M. J. L. Pierson (Part 1)Jos. L. M. Mullie
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 284–312Textkritische Untersuchungen zum Daidōruijuhō (Part 2)Otto Karow
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 313–28Letters of Homer Crane Blake Concerning His Naval Expedition to China, Japan and Korea: 1869–1872 (Part 2)Boleslaw Szczesniak
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 329–46Das Merkbuch für die Übung des Zazen des Zen-Meisters KeizanTranslated by Heinrich Dumoulin
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 347–58Kamisori-The Razor: A Short Story by Shiga NaoyaFrancis H. Mathy
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 350–58The RazorShiga Naoya, Translated by Francis H. Mathy
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 359–63Kirishitan Bunko. A Manual of Books and Documents on the Early Christian Mission in Japan, with Special Reference to the Principal Libraries in Japan and More Particularly to the Collection at Sophia University, Tōkyō, and with an Appendix of Ancient Maps of the Far East, Especially Japan by Johannes LauresC. R. Boxer
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 363–64Minor Buddhist Texts by Giuseppe TucciHeinrich Dumoulin
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 364–65Ennin’s Diary. The Record of a Pilgrimage to China in Search of the Law by Edwin O. Reischauer; Ennin’s Travels in T’ang China by Edwin O. ReischauerHeinrich Dumoulin
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 366–67Japanische Geisteswelt-Vom Mythus zur Gegenwart by Oscar Benl, Horst HammitzschHeinrich Dumoulin
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 368–71The Religion of Divine Wisdom. Japan’s Most Powerful Religious Movement by Henry van StraelenEdward D. Seidensticker
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 371–72Die Religionen Tibets. Bon und Lamaismus in ihrer geschichtlichen Entwicklung by Helmut HoffmannHeinrich Dumoulin
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 372–73Tibetische Medizinphilosohie by Cyrill v. Korvin-KrasinskiShōkō Watanabe
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 373–78Archaeological Studies in Szechuan by Cheng Te-k’unJ. Maringer
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 378–79Gracia Hosokawa by Johannes LauresHubert Cieslik
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 379–80Documents on Communism, Nationalism and Soviet Advisers in China 1918–1827. Papers Seized in the 1927 Peking Raid by C. Martin Wilbur, Julie Lien-ying HowJean Monsterleet
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 380–84The Japanese Haiku. Its Essential Nature, History, and Possibilities in English, with Selected Examples by Kenneth YasudaWilhelm Gössmann
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 384–85Tourist Library: Vol. 7: Kabuki Drama by Japan Tourist Bureau, Shūtarō Miyake; Vol. 23: Japanese Decorative Design by Japan Tourist Bureau, Taiji Maeda; Vol. 24: Japanese Humour by Japan Tourist Bureau, R. H. BlythWilhelm Schiffer
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 385–86Arts and Crafts of Japan. No. 1: Masks by Seiroku Noma, Meredith Weatherby; No. 2: Textiles by Tomoyuki Yamanobe, Lynn KatohLucy S. Itō
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 386The Japanese Art of Miniature Trees and Landscapes. Their Creation, Care, and Enjoyment by Yuji Yoshimura, Giovanna M. HalfordLucy S. Itō
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 387Letter to the EditorHans Eckardt
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 388–89Reply to Dr. Eckardt’s LetterEta Harich-Schneider