This archive houses the materials thatwere collected when compiling 100 Yearsof Tokyo University of the Arts, along withother rare documents and books related tothis university’s history.

Archived Materials
 Documents: ~5,000
 Publications: 1,000+
 Concert Programs: 1,000+
 Photographs: 1,400+
 Audio/Video Tapes: 100+
 CDs: 70+
 DVDs: 30+
 Posters: 300+
 Colored Papers: 6

Office Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri:

10:30 - 15:30

Thu:

12:30 - 15:30(Other dates and times are negotiable)(Excluding year-end/New Year holidays, March,
August, and the entrance exam period)

Available Services
 Viewing the archive materials andcollection
 Space for up to 6 researchers at onetime Consultation, document and telephonereferences available

Many of the materials in the archive areavailable for viewing upon request.
However, please note that some materials
cannot be viewed due to their condition
and/or nature. Viewing requests must becompleted either by phone or filling out aninquiry form on the Geidai Archives
homepage at least two weeks before
viewing.

Inquiries
1F, Faculty of Music Bldg. No. 2,
Tokyo University of the Arts

12-8 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, TOKYO 110-8714
Tel : +81-(0)50-5525-2358
http://archives.geidai.ac.jp/

2024 Academic Year
User Guide

The Geidai Archives(Historical Document Room)Tokyo University of the Arts

Open the Door to the Place
Where History Comes Alive
Music Investigation Committee (Ongaku Torishirabe Kakari)
October 1879–
Tokyo Academy of Music (Tokyo Ongaku Gakko)
October 1887–
May 1949–
Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Faculty of Music
April 2004–
Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Music

History of the Archives
From 1981 to 2004, Tokyo University of the Arts(Geidai) compiled and published, 100 Years ofTokyo University of the Arts in eleven volumes. In
2009, a special room was opened to store andanalyze the historical documents related to theFaculty of Music. In May 2011, the university
established the Geidai Archive Center, and thisroom became the Geidai Archives (HistoricalDocument Room).
The increasing interest in the history of thisuniversity has brought about a great demand forresearch studies relating to Geidai’s history, and thenumber of related graduate, master, and doctoral
theses is also on an upward trend at Geidai andother universities. This room supports such studies
and various other activities—including concert
planning and the production of television programs,
dramas, and documentary films—serving as one of
the university’s means of transmitting information.

The main materials archived here are official
documents, photographs, concert-related
documents, and recordings of interviews withalumni and staff, and concerts etc. of the Tokyo
Academy of Music. The donated materials thatbelonged to staff and alumni, and others connectedwith the history of the university, include concert
documents, autograph scores of compositions,lecture notes, books and music scores, photographs,
recordings, and so on. In addition to public
documents that serve as research materials, digital
images of items like the original manuscript ofKōsaku Yamada’s autobiography and Yoshimoto
Kōzō’s photographs of the Russo-Japanese Naval
Battle are being made public.
The Geidai Archives asks for the donations ofbadges, uniforms, and school caps from the time ofTokyo Academy of Music, and also lecture notes,
photographs of school life, and the like from theTokyo Academy of Music and Faculty of Music.

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