This thesis is a part of comprehensive survey of discourses of J. A. Comenius in prewar Japan. 
In the late 19th century, when the national education system was established, the 17th century 
Czech thinker Johannes Comenius was introduced as a precursor of modern education. 
Investigation of the process of his reception will contribute to a deeper understanding of the 
reception of Western education in modern Japan. The Digital Collections of the National Diet 
Library, which were renewed last year, have enabled a cross-sectional survey of specific words in 
a variety of documents. For example, an article on Comenius in the Education Magazine of Chiba 
Prefecture published in 1882 was revealed to have been based upon the article written by Ippo 
Kimura（1850-1901）, who was involved in compiling the first encyclopedia in the field of education 
in Japan. This paper presents some facts that could not be followed within the period covered in 
previous studies