noun
Research Institute for the Japanese Classics
Historical organization name (1882–1946); refers to a specific institute that studied Japanese classics and Shinto texts.
皇典講究所は明治時代に設立された。
The Research Institute for the Japanese Classics was established in the Meiji period.
Compound of 皇典 (kōten, 'imperial classics') + 講究所 (kōkyūsho, 'research institute'). The exact historical derivation is tied to the institute's founding in 1882.