One of the most distinctive features of literary study at Waseda University is that scholarship on Edo-period literature (early modern Japanese literature) has long flourished here. The tradition of scholarship on Edo-period literature, established by Tsubouchi Shōyō (1859-1935) and Mizutani Futō (1858-1943), is reflected in the Library's rich collections in this field. Especially well known is the collection of valuable primary sources concerning Kyokutei Bakin (Takizawa Bakin; 1767-1848), which includes his holograph diary, the manuscript of his long novel Nansō Satomi Hakkenden (Chronicles of the Eight Dog Heroes of the Satomi Clan of Nansō, 1814-42), the manuscript of Shinpen kinpeibai (The Plum in the Golden Vase: A New Version, 1831-47), and many other items. In addition to these important Bakin-related materials, the database also includes all of the Library's valuable materials related to other Edo-period writers, such as Ihara Saikaku (1642-93), Matsuo Bashō (1644-94), Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1724), Santō Kyōden (1761-1816), Jippensha Ikku (1765-1831), and Ryūtei Tanehiko (1783-1842).