Founded in 1938 and published semiannually by Sophia University
Monumenta Nipponica Volume 48, Number 1 (1993)- MN 48:1 (1993) 1–31The Invention of a Literary Tradition of Male Love: Kitamura Kigin’s IwatsutsujiPaul Gordon Schalow
- MN 48:1 (1993) 10–31IwatsutsujiKitamura Kigin, Translated by Paul Gordon Schalow
- MN 48:1 (1993) 33–52The House of Gold: Fujiwara Kiyohira’s KonjikidōMimi Hall Yiengpruksawan
- MN 48:1 (1993) 53–88How to Write a Noh Play: Zeami’s SandōShelley Fenno Quinn
- MN 48:1 (1993) 58–88Sandō: The Three Techniques of Noh CompositionZeami Kanze Motokiyo, Translated by Shelley Fenno Quinn
- MN 48:1 (1993) 89–99Two Artists of the Edo PeriodPatricia J. Graham
- MN 48:1 (1993) 101–108Japonisme in the WestMarie-Thérèse Barrett
- MN 48:1 (1993) 109–14Flowing TracesMimi Hall Yiengpruksawan
- MN 48:1 (1993) 115–16Genji Gaiden: The Origins of Kumazawa Banzan’s Commentary on The Tale of Genji by James McMullenAileen Gatten
- MN 48:1 (1993) 116–19Traditional Japanese Poetry: An Anthology by Steven D. CarterMark Morris
- MN 48:1 (1993) 120–21Poèmes du Zen des Cinq-Montagnes by Alain-Louis ColasMarian Ury
- MN 48:1 (1993) 121–24Servants, Shophands, and Laborers in the Cities of Tokugawa Japan by Gary P. LeuppConstantine Nomikos Vaporis
- MN 48:1 (1993) 124–27Kinsei Kōgaishi no Kenkyū by Andō SeiichiConrad Totman
- MN 48:1 (1993) 127–30Emperor Hirohito and Shōwa Japan: A Political Biography by Stephen S. LargeDavid A. Titus
- MN 48:1 (1993) 130–32A Study of Dōgen: His Philosophy and Religion by Masao Abe, Steven HeineDale S. Wright
- MN 48:1 (1993) 132–35Zen Awakening and Society by Christopher Ives, Abe Masao, John HickRobert E. Carter
- MN 48:1 (1993) 135–36Rennyo: The Second Founder of Shin Buddhism by Minor L. Rogers, Ann T. RogersPaul O. Ingram
- MN 48:1 (1993) 136–39The Jews and the Japanese: The Successful Outsiders by Ben-Ami ShillonySheila K. Johnson
- MN 48:1 (1993) 139–41Re-made in Japan: Everyday Life and Consumer Taste in a Changing Society by Joseph J. TobinWalter Edwards
- MN 48:1 (1993) 142–43Early Japanese Books in Cambridge University Library: A Catalogue of the Aston, Satow and von Siebold Collections by Nozomu Hayashi, Peter KornickiKenji Niki
- MN 48:1 (1993) 144–45CorrespondenceRichard H. Mitchell