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AJINOMOTO FOUNDATIONFOR DIETARY CULTURE
to Tokyoto Azabu

Sakurada St.

Takanawa-3chomebus stop
Ajinomoto Foundation

Grand Prince Hotel
Takanawa

Tokyo
Takanawa
Hospital

Grand Prince Hotel
New Takanawa

to Gotanda

SakuraThe Prince
Sakura Tower
Tokyo

Zakuro-zaka St.

Toei Asakusa Lineka St.

to Kawasaki

Takanawa Catholic Church-za

SHINAGAWA Sta.

ta.

dai S

nawa

Taka

International Convention
Center PAMIR

Daiichi-Keihin Ave.

Ajinomoto Group
Takanawa Training
CenterToei Asakusa Line Takanawadai Station (A1 Exit):
4-minute walk
JR/Keikyu Line Shinagawa Station (Takanawa Exit):
15-minute walk
JR Yamanote/Tokyu Line/Toei-Asakusa subway line, Gotanda
station (east exit):
15-minute walkToei Bus/Minato City community bus (Chii Bus), Takanawa
3-chome bus stop:
2-minute walk

※Please refrain from driving or cycling to the facility as no parking
is available for cars or bicycles.

[Ajinomoto Foundation for Dietary Culture/
The Dietary Culture Library/Dietary Culture Exhibition Room]
3-13-65 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0074 JAPANAjinomoto Group Takanawa Training Center
Phone: +81-3-5488-7318 (Ofﬁce)
Phone: +81-3-5488-7319 (The Dietary Culture Library)
Fax: +81-3-3445-7965
HP https://www.syokubunka.or.jp
https://www.facebook.com/ajishokubunka/

Public Interest Incorporated Foundation

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Welcome to the Ajinomoto Foundation
for Dietary Culture.

Takaaki Nishii, Executive President

History

The Ajinomoto Foundation for Dietary Culture was establishedin 1989, inspired by discussions among a group of experts,
who proposed that “food is culture” in an era when the term
“dietary culture” did not yet exist. Since then, the foundation
has continued to organize many projects for dietary culture
researchers as well as for members of the general public
interested in dietary culture, for the purpose of raising publicawareness and supporting dietary culture research. Today, as
the importance of dietary culture in peopleʼs daily lives isrecognized around the world and international exchange
through food culture continues to ﬂourish, our role has become
increasingly important.
Looking to the future, by deepening our various ventures andfurther developing food culture, we will contribute to the creationand improvement of a rich and healthy diet for the people. We
appreciate your continued warm understanding and support.

Purpose of activities

We raise public awareness and support dietary culture
research, with the aim of creating and improving a rich andhealthy diet for people around the world.

1979

To commemorate the 70-year anniversary of Ajinomoto Co. Inc., they
began dietary culture outreach activities.

1980

The ﬁrst Forum on Dietary Culture※1 was held.

1989

The Ajinomoto Foundation for Dietary Culture was established in
Kyobashi in Tokyo. The ﬁrst issue of our dietary culture magazine,
vesta , was published.

1991

The Ajinomoto Dietary Culture Library was opened.

2004

The foundation moved to Takanawa in Tokyo.

2013

The foundation became a Public Interest Incorporated Foundation.

※1 The ﬁrst forum was created as a foothold in the ﬁeld of dietary culture, held at a time when knowledge andresearch in the ﬁeld was extremely limited. It was an interdisciplinary effort which gathered academics andjournalists from over 20 different ﬁelds (including social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences) to discuss

Five areas of activities

Management of the library and the exhibition room
Management of the forums
Organizing the symposiums
Publishing books and magazine
Research grants for dietary culture

topics related to dietary culture. The forum continues to this day, supporting and producing new advances in theﬁeld.

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Management of the library and the exhibition room

Dietary Culture Library
The Dietary Culture Library is a library devoted to food culture, with a collection on dietary culture
and related ﬁelds originating from our foundation since 1989, including books, magazines,
academic papers, and audio-visual materials. We established the library in hopes that it will servea wide range of people, including those engaged in research, education, or work relating to food.

The library also houses rare and valuable collections related tofood, such as nishikie (traditional Japanese color woodblockprints) and cook books from the Edo period（1603-1868）, which
provide a glimpse into food culture during the period.

▲“Ryorino TomoTomo” is a monthly magazine published from the Taisho
Ryori noperiod (1912-1926) to the postwar era, and was oriented toward
women of middle-class families. The ﬁrst issue was published in 1913.
Users can search online for the collection number and table of contents.
Browse nishikie
and get loan
information.

（Japanese version only）▲The nishikie collection can be seen in
the “Nishikie
Nishikie Gallery” on the website.

▲Cook books from the Edo period.
Also available to browse online.

Open: Monday to Saturday
Operation Hours: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Closed: Sundays and public holidays, year-end/New Year holidays,
library inventory period, others

Book collection: approx. 45,000
Magazines: approx. 50 titles
Rare books (books and magazines from the Meiji period to the third decadeof the Showa period: 1868-1965): approx. 2,800 titles
Audio-visual materials: approx. 360 pieces

Dietary Culture Exhibition RoomSearch our collectionof around45,000 books!
（Japanese version only）(second ﬂoor of The Dietary Culture Library)

Visitors can appreciate nishikie (color
woodblock prints), prewar magazine
graphics, and exhibits with food replicas.
(Special exhibitions are held on an
irregular basis)
The operating hours of the exhibition room are the sameas The Dietary Culture Libraryʼs operating hours.

View the list of
special and permanentexhibitions to date
（Japanese version only）

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Management of the forums

For details,
please refer to thewebsite.

Research grants for dietary culture

Forum on Dietary Culture
The Forum on Dietary Culture is an exclusive research forum for academic discussions. Held threetimes a year, experts from all walks of life and with various perspectives gather together toexchange ideas through presentations and discussions.

The research grant program resumed in 2016 withthe aim of promoting academic research on dietaryculture. The program supports the research
activities of motivated young researchers striving tobe leaders in the development of dietary culture
research, including discovering and establishing new
knowledge, and pioneering new research domains.

（Japanese version only）

Publications

Forum on Dietary Culture series,
record of the forums

Available forpurchase throughthe website

Available forpurchase throughthe website（Japanese version only）（Japanese version only）

vesta, magazine
vesta
on dietary culture
The ﬁrst issue publishedin 1989;
published four times a year

Organizing the symposiums

Other items for saleOpen symposiums
To deepen understanding about dietary culture for a broad range of people, a symposium is held
once a year based on the outcomes of the Forum on Dietary Culture. A symposium co-organizedwith an external organization with an interest in dietary culture is also held on an ad-hoc basis.
Recent open symposiums
Recent opensymposiums

Video recording,
Nihon no Aji/Dentō Shokuhin
Tokuzō Akiyama
Akiyama Menu
Menu Card
Card Collection
Collection (CD)Tokuzō

（Japanese version only）

Available forpurchase throughthe website（Japanese version only）

Kōza Shoku no Bunka(7 volumes)
A systematic compilation of researchon dietary culture, broadly categorized
into seven themes