{"id":772,"date":"2011-02-23T23:53:12","date_gmt":"2011-02-23T14:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/photojpn.org\/news\/?p=772"},"modified":"2011-02-24T00:25:35","modified_gmt":"2011-02-23T15:25:35","slug":"libraries-outside-tokyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/photojpn.org\/news\/2011\/02\/libraries-outside-tokyo\/","title":{"rendered":"Libraries Outside Tokyo"},"content":{"rendered":"

List of libraries outside Tokyo having a good collection of photo books.<\/p>\n

Compiled by Philbert Ono, Last updated: March 1, 2011<\/p>\n

Takarazuka Media Library<\/strong> \u5b9d\u585a\u30e1\u30c7\u30a3\u30a2\u56f3\u66f8\u9928
\nAddress: \u3012665-0035\u3000\u5b9d\u585a\u5e02\u9006\u702c\u5ddd1-13-1\u30a2\u30d4\u30a23 2\u968e
\nApia 32nd floor, Sakasegawa 1-13-1
\nTakarazuka-shi
\nHyogo, JAPAN 665-0035
\nPhone: (0797) 76-5720
\nFax: (0797) 76-5725
\nURL: http:\/\/medialib.jp\/<\/a>
\nHours: 12:00-19:00, closed Tue., summer, year end and New Year’s
\nRemarks: Excellent collection of photo books, art and design books, music books, film books, magazines, videotapes, CDs, DVDs, and all issues (1800) of Life magazine. It has about 30,000 books (as of Feb. 2011). To view the library materials, you must register as a free member. To borrow library materials, you must become a paying member.. It costs only a few thousand yen to become a member. The old Saito Media Library in Osaka merged with this library. One-minute walk from Sakasegawa Station on the Hankyu Imazu Line. \u962a\u6025\u4eca\u6d25\u7dda\u9006\u702c\u5ddd\u99c5\u3088\u308a\u5f92\u6b691\u5206<\/p>\n

Kyoto International Community House Library<\/strong> (Kyoto-shi Kokusai Koryu Kaikan Toshoshitsu)
\nAddress: \u4eac\u90fd\u5e02\u5de6\u4eac\u533a\u7c9f\u7530\u53e3\u9ce5\u5c45\u753a2\u756a\u5730\u306e1
\n2-1 Torii-cho, Awataguchi
\nSakyo-ku, Kyoto, JAPAN 606-8536
\nPhone: (075) 752-3010
\nFax: (075) 752-3510
\nURL: http:\/\/www.kcif.or.jp\/en\/kaikan\/<\/a>
\nHours: 9:30-20:00, closed Mon. (open if a national holiday and Tue. is closed instead)
\nRemarks: The Kyoto International Community House is a public facility operated by the city of Kyoto through the Kyoto City International Foundation. It is a large public facility with conference rooms, an event hall, a library (with English materials), Internet terminals, restaurant, and exhibition room. Besides renting out their facilities, they offer language and culture classes. It is a popular place for Kyoto’s foreign and internationally-minded residents and students to hang out.\u00a0There are currently about 22,000 books and materials housed within the library. It is possible to browse freely through maps, magazines and newspapers from around the world, along with a selection of books and materials from both overseas and Japan. The library has two photo books (one by IZIMA Kaoru and one titled “Naked Women,” both are autographed) donated by PhotoGuide Japan in Nov. 2001.)\u00a0Near Keage Station (Tozai subway line).<\/p>\n

Nagoya International Center Library\u3000\u540d\u53e4\u5c4b\u56fd\u969b\u30bb\u30f3\u30bf\u30fc\u30e9\u30a4\u30d6\u30e9\u30ea\u30fc
\nAddress: Nagoya Kokusai Center Bldg. 3F
\nNagono 1-47-1, Nakamura-ku
\nNagoya, Aichi, JAPAN
\nPhone: (052) 581-0102
\nURL: http:\/\/www.nic-nagoya.or.jp\/en\/library\/<\/a>
\nHours: 9:00 – 19:00 (till 17:00 on Sun. and holidays), closed Mon., second Sun. in Feb. and Aug., Dec. 29-Jan. 3
\nRemarks: The library is part of the Nagoya International Center established in 1984 to promote international exchange between Japanese and foreigners in Nagoya.\u00a0The libary has a good collection of English books, newspapers, magazines, and videos. Emphasis on the Chubu region.\u00a0Near Kokusai Center Sta. on Sakura-dori subway line. Also walkable (7 min.) from JR Nagoya Station.\u00a0\u540d\u53e4\u5c4b\u56fd\u969b\u30bb\u30f3\u30bf\u30fc\u306f\u3001\u540d\u53e4\u5c4b\u99c5\u304b\u3089\u6771\u3078\u5f92\u6b69\uff17\u5206\u3001\u53c8\u306f\u5730\u4e0b\u9244\u685c\u901a\u7dda\u300c\u56fd\u969b\u30bb\u30f3\u30bf\u30fc\u300d\u99c5\u3067\u4e0b\u8eca\u3057\u3066\u4e0b\u3055\u3044\u3002\u56fd\u969b\u30bb\u30f3\u30bf\u30fc\u30d3\u30eb\u3068\u5730\u4e0b\u9244\u99c5\u306f\u5730\u4e0b\u3067\u3064\u306a\u304c\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n

Hakodate Photo Archives<\/strong> (Hakodate Shashin Toshokan)
\n\u306f\u3053\u3060\u3066\u5199\u771f\u56f3\u66f8\u9928
\nAddress: \u5317\u6d77\u9053\u51fd\u9928\u5e02\u8c4a\u5ddd\u753a9-23
\nToyokawa-cho 9-23
\nHakodate, Hokkaido, JAPAN 040-0065
\nPhone: (0138) 27-1018
\nFax: (0138) 27-1018
\nURL: http:\/\/www.hpaorg.net\/
\nHours: Closed in 2007.
\nRemarks: The Hakodate Photo Archives has closed. It was a registered non-profit organization that collects, researches, preserves, and exhibits photographs. It operates the Hakodate Shashin Toshokan (photo library) that opened in Oct. 2001 and the HPA Gallery, an exhibition space in the library. The library has many open stacks of photography-related books. It also holds seminars and workshops and offers memberships. Admission charged.<\/p>\n

Nara City Museum of Photography Reading Room<\/strong> \u5948\u826f\u5e02\u5199\u771f\u7f8e\u8853\u9928
\nAddress: \u5948\u826f\u770c\u5948\u826f\u5e02\u9ad8\u7551\u753a600-1
\nTakabatake-cho 600-1
\nNara-shi, Nara, JAPAN 630-8301
\nPhone: (0742) 22-9811
\nFax: (0742) 22-9722
\nURL: http:\/\/www1.kcn.ne.jp\/%7Enaracmp\/<\/a>
\nHours: 9:30-17:00, closed Mon. (open if a national holiday and closed on Tue. instead), the day after a national holiday, Dec. 27 to Jan 3.
\nRemarks: Western Japan’s largest museum dedicated to photography opened in April 1992. Designed by KUROKAWA Kisho (who later won the 1991 Japan Art Academy Award), the museum was built upon the donation of IRIE Taikichi’s photographs (80,000 shots) taken during his lifetime.\u00a0This museum’s little reading room (shiryo kanran-shitsu) is small but large enough to keep you reading and looking at the photo books for a day or two.\u00a0JR\u30fb\u8fd1\u9244\u5948\u826f\u99c5\u304b\u3089\u5e02\u5185\u5faa\u74b0\u30d0\u30b9\u3067\u300c\u7834\u77f3\u753a\uff08\u308f\u308a\u3044\u3057\u3061\u3087\u3046\uff09\u300d\u4e0b\u8eca\u3001\u6771\u3078\u5f92\u6b6910\u5206\u3001\u65b0\u85ac\u5e2b\u5bfa\u897f\u5074<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

List of libraries outside Tokyo having a good collection of photo books. Compiled by Philbert Ono, Last updated: March 1, 2011 Takarazuka Media Library \u5b9d\u585a\u30e1\u30c7\u30a3\u30a2\u56f3\u66f8\u9928 Address: \u3012665-0035\u3000\u5b9d\u585a\u5e02\u9006\u702c\u5ddd1-13-1\u30a2\u30d4\u30a23 2\u968e Apia 32nd floor, Sakasegawa 1-13-1 Takarazuka-shi Hyogo, JAPAN 665-0035 Phone: (0797) 76-5720… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-libraries"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/photojpn.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/photojpn.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/photojpn.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/photojpn.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/photojpn.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=772"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/photojpn.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/772\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":776,"href":"https:\/\/photojpn.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/772\/revisions\/776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/photojpn.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/photojpn.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/photojpn.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}