Media, objects & exhibitions
The library has extensive collections in the following areas:
Audio and video material
Videotapes and DVDs purchased in Japan, including feature films and documentaries
Slides
Extensive collection of older glass slides and modern black-and-white and colour slides on various topics.
Picture postcards
Extensive collection of picture postcards from the Meiji period to the Second World War.
Photo collection
Extensive collection of historical photographs from the Meiji period (hand-coloured photos, cartes de visite, etc.) to the present.
Japanese calendars
Various Japanese calendars from the last 50 years.
Arts & crafts
A large number of modern oil paintings and prints or graphic portfolios by contemporary Japanese artists, as well as folk art objects.
Economic history documents
Historical stock certificates, coins, banknotes and maps.
Exhibitions
Many of our media and objects can be included in special thematic exhibitions.