Nihon Hanga Kenkyujo

Nihon Hanga Kenkyujo (Japan Print Research Institute) was a publisher and research organization dedicated to the study and production of woodblock prints. The institute published prints by various artists and conducted research into traditional printing techniques, serving as both a commercial publisher and an academic resource for the Japanese printmaking community.

The organization played a role in documenting and preserving the technical knowledge of traditional woodblock printing methods during the mid-twentieth century, a period when many of the master carvers and printers trained in the Edo and Meiji traditions were reaching the end of their careers. Their publications helped bridge the gap between commercial print publishing and scholarly study of the medium.