Yokohama Archives of History
Yokohama Kaikō Shiryōkan | |
Kanagawa, Japan | |
Coordinates | 35°26′51″N 139°38′38″E / 35.4475°N 139.643889°E |
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Collection size | approx. 250,000 objects[1] |
Public transit access | Yokohama Underground Minatomirai-Line : Nihon-odori station |
Website | www.kaikou.city.yokohama.jp |
The Yokohama Archives of History (横浜開港資料館, Yokohama Kaikō Shiryōkan) in
Commodore Matthew Perry in 1853. The archives are next to Kaiko Hiroba (Port Opening Square) where Commodore Perry landed to sign the Convention of Kanagawa.[2]
The archives are housed in a newly built annex of the former British Consulate building. The British Consulate building, which replaced a building destroyed in the
British Supreme Court for China and Japan, sat in the consulate compound from 1879 to 1900. Prior to that the British Provincial Court for Kanagawa sat in the compound from 1865 to 1878.[3]
The archives include a museum which tells the story of Japan and
black ships.[4]
The reading room downstairs has historic Japanese and English newspapers and books. Materials include papers of
Meiji period including, the Japan Daily Herald, the Japan Weekly Mail and Japan Punch
. Many of the old newspapers have been copied onto new paper, making them very easy to handle. These copies can be accessed directly from the shelves and can be photocopied. There are also collections of various diplomatic papers relating to Japan's foreign relations. A select number of books on Japanese history, published by the archives, are also available for purchase.
See also
- British Japan Consular Service
- British Court for Japan
- British Supreme Court for China and Japan
- Kobe City Archives
References
- ^ TAMAKUSU: General Guidebook of Yokohama Archives of History, 2008, p.98
- ^ "Yokohama Archives of History - Kanagawa - Japan Travel - Tourism Guide, Japan Map and Trip Planner". En.japantravel.com. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ^ R Chang, The Justice of the Western Consular Courts in Nineteenth Century Japan
- ^ Official Home Page of Yokohama Archives
External links
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- Official Home Page (Japanese)
- Official Home Page (English)