World best camera museum - JCII Tokyo Japan Japan Camera Industry Institute A museum that supports photography and film culture
With the cooperation of Japanese camera manufacturers, the Japan (Nippon) Camera and optical instruments Inspection and testing Institute (JCII) was founded in 1954. It was formed to inspect all cameras exported from Japan in order to maintain quality standards.
In addition to this inspection function, JCII in 1969 started to designate some cameras as “Historical Japanese Cameras“ and began efforts to preserve these important items. Testing Institute has changed their name to “Japan Camera Industry Institute (JCII)”.
Several thousand cameras are housed at the museum. JCII has also preserved important information pertaining to the cameras.
The JCII Camera Museum was established to expose as many people as possible to cameras and the history of photography, and to educate people about the discipline.
In the future, we will collaborate with the JCII Photo Salon and the JCII Library to preserve photography and film culture, as well as contribute to the further development of that culture. Director MORIYAMA, Mayumi (Ms.) Location JCII Ichiban-cho Bldg., 25, Ichiban-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0082 Japan (Nippon) Telephone +81-3-3263-7100 Exhibition Area 310 sq. meters (3,300 sq. ft.) Opened to Public 1989-11-29 Hours 10:00 to 17:00 Closed Mondays (In case Monday is a National Holiday, the museum will be open and be closed the following day), the beginning and end of the year, and other dates determined by the museum. TilTul LinksYouWantToRemember World best camera museum - JCII Tokyo