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Heibonsha

へいぼんしゃ

Heibonsha

Profile

Gender: Unknown
Nationality: Japan
Languages: Japanese

Career

Occupations: Publisher
Active Years: 1914-

Awards & Nominations

Mainichi Publishing Culture Award 3 appearances

Edition 5 (1951) award
Edition 8 (1954) award
Edition 10 (1956) award

Kikuchi Kan Award 1 appearances

Edition 58 (2004) award

Legacy

Founded in 1914, Heibonsha is a Japanese publisher known for encyclopedias and scholarly books. It publishes long-standing series such as Toyo Bunko and Bessatsu Taiyo, establishing itself as a leading encyclopedia publisher. It published bestsellers like the World Encyclopedia and National Encyclopedia. Despite financial crises, it transformed into a publisher focused mainly on general books.