 Heibonsha company logo | |
| Founded | 1914 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Shimonaka Yasaburō |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Headquarters location | Tokyo |
| Publication types | Books |
| Official website | www |
Heibonsha (平凡社) is a Japanese publishing company based in Tokyo, which publishes encyclopedias, dictionaries and books in the fields of science and philosophy. Since 1945 it has also published books on art and literature.[1][2] Similarly to the Iwanami Shoten and the Chikuma Shobō publishing houses, its publishing program is directed primarily at an academic audience and features well-illustrated publications.[3]
Heibonsha's head office is at 3-29 Kanda-jinbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0051.[4]
- ^ "Heibonsha, Ltd, Publishers" (entry), in: Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, Tokyo and New York, N.Y.: Kodansha, 1993, vol. 1, p. 521. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Shimonaka Yasaburo" (entry), in: Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, Tokyo and New York, N.Y.: Kodansha, 1993, vol. 3, p. 1373. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Yasuko Makino, "Heibonsha" (entry), The Oxford Companion to the Book, oxfordreference.com. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Books from Japan | Publishers, 2017, booksfromjapan.jp. Retrieved 28 June 2022.