Kamiyacho
Kamiyacho
Station is
situated in the Kamiyacho district
of Minato Ward of Tokyo on the Tokyo
Metro Hibiya Line.
Kamiyacho
is a business and diplomatic district
not far from Roppongi. The area
around the station has several major
offices – among them the American,
Swedish, Dutch and Spanish embassies;
a number of both Japanese and international
financial, consulting and advertising
companies; a few hotels; and TV
Tokyo.
NHK
Broadcast
Museum
NHK
Broadcast
Museum
is also located close to Kamiyacho
Station, just 2 minutes on foot.
Opened in 1956, the museum depicts
the history of broadcasting in Japan
. The history of Japan 's broadcasting
started in 1925 when the first radio
broadcast was transmitted from a
temporary studio. Since then it
has come a long way with the most
modern technology being used for
satellite broadcasting. NHK (Nippon
Hoso Kyokai – or Japan Broadcasting
Corporation) Broadcasting Museum
relates this history with over 20,000
items on display.
The
Museum has 5 floors. The first floor
displays the equipment that enabled
the birth of broadcasting in Japan
. The second floor has Atagoyama
Hall (various events related to
broadcasting are held here), Experience
Studio (a show broadcasting studio
where visitors can actually try
out and experience news reading),
and Ichiro Fujiyama's Workroom (Ichiro
Fujiyama was one of the greatest
composers of Japan . Several of
his materials and other information
are exhibited here). The third floor
of the museum exhibits all of the
equipment used in broadcasting,
starting from the radio and up to
the satellites, very systematically
relating broadcasting history. The
fourth floor gives the history of
the programs (reports, sports, education,
culture, and entertainment) from
1925 till today. The last and the
fifth floor has a library of over
6,500 books and literature related
to broadcasting. Archives of images
and research data can also be found
here.
NHK
Broadcast Museum is open Tuesday
to Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Admission is free.
