YOKOHAMA ARCHIVES OF HISTORY

  • Japanese
  • English
  • Chinese
  • Korean
 

YOKOHAMA ARCHIVES OF HISTORY > English

YOKOHAMA ARCHIVES OF HISTORY

November 2, 2022. Regarding reservation of the Reading Room

The Reading Room uses the following advanced booking system (first-come-first-served).

Opening Hours

10:00am - 12:00pm 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Closed Days

Mondays and Tuesdays (subsequent days if a holiday), other month-end maintenance days etc.

Usage Restrictions

The maximum number of people who can use the reading room during the same period of time will be 6 (first-come-first-served).

How to Make a Reservation

  • Please make a reservation by phone by 4:00pm of the day before the desired viewing date.
    Telephone 045(201)2150(direct line)
    Reception Hours 10:00am - 12:00pm 1:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Maximum 4 reservations per person are accepted.
  • You can reserve both the morning and afternoon consecutively on the same day.
  • Usage is limited to a maximum of four times in a single week.
  • Reservations are taken up to one month in advance.
  • If you wish to cancel a reservation, please do so in advance over the telephone.
  • There will not be a waiting list for cancellations.

Requests When Visiting the Yokohama Archives of History

  • When entering the archives, you will be asked to take your temperature and sanitize your hands with an alcohol disinfectant. If you are found to have a fever over 37.5℃, you will not be permitted entry.
  • Please wear a mask when inside the reading room.
  • When entering the reading room, please fill in the “Entry and Reading Slip.” (You may download one from here. You may fill it out ahead of time and bring it with you.)

Other Notes

Telephone inquiries about materials will continue to be accepted.

Sep 2, 2020. Taking photos is now allowed in the Reading Room

By using your own camera, you can now take photos of the originals of historical materials, government-related materials, newspapers and magazines, reference materials, special collections, as well as of materials related to local leaders from the written records (excluding entrusted materials) that are available and exhibited in the Archives’ collection.

For details, please see “Reading Room NEWS” (Japanese site).

History of the Archives:

The Yokohama Archives of History were established on June 2, 1981, at the historic site where Japan and the U.S. signed the Treaty of Kanagawa in 1854. The purposes of the Archives are to preserve and exhibit to the public historical materials from the Edo period to the Taisho-Showa era, and to facilitate understanding across generations and interaction among citizens. A visit to the Archives provides a unique opportunity to know Yokohama's role as a junction of world and Japanese history.
In addition to permanent exhibitions, we hold special exhibitions four times a year in the Special Exhibition Room so that a visit is always an exciting experience.
Also, should you be looking for a particular book or document or have any questions about the history of Yokohama, please visit the Reading Room. Our dedicated staff will assist you with abundant documents and materials. Learning history gives you an idea of what the future holds.

Hours:

9:30 am-5:00 pm (admission until 4:30 pm)
*Reading room is available from 10:00 to 16:30 (receipt and handover of materials, photocopy application are accepted till 16:00)

Closed:

Monday (or the following day, if Monday is a National Holiday), and during year-end & new year period, and others.
*In addition to the above mentioned closed days, reading room will be closed on Tuesdays (or the following day, if Tuesday falls on a National holiday), month-end adjustment days, material adjustment weeks, and other days.

Calendar

Admission

Adults (High School Students or Older)
Individual 200 yen
Group
(20 people or more)
150 yen
Elementary & Junior High School Students /
People Aged 65 or Older Living in Yokohama
Individual 100 yen
Group
(20 people or more)
80 yen
Reading Room Only
100 yen

back to top