Japanese National Institute for Defense Studies Military Archives

1. Archive name (English)

The National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)

2. Archive name (native)

Boei Kenkyu-sho (NIDS) Military Archives

3. Address

5-1, Honmura-cho, Ichigaya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo,

162-8808, Japan

4. Organization affiliation

Ministry of Defense, Japan

5. Website

https://www.nids.mod.go.jp/english/military_archives/index.html 

6. E-Mail/Contact

None

7. Phone

+81-3-3268-3053

8. Fax

None

9. General description of contents

Historical archives and documents related to the Imperial Army and Navy

10. Categories, Linear measurement, Period covered

The collections consist of 58,000 volumes about the Imperial Army and 38,000 volumes about the Imperial Navy, 1868-1945

11. Access conditions (opening hours)

9:00-16:30, Weekdays

12. Conditions of use (legal condition)

Conditions of using the Military Archives in Japanese are available in our NIDS reading room

13. Publications/Guides of the archive

Available Archives Lists in Japanese

https://www.nids.mod.go.jp/military_archives/catalog.html 

14. Finding aids

JACAR National Archives of Japan

https://www.jacar.go.jp/english/index.html 

15. accessible to the public (printed/electronic)

Open to the Public

https://www.nids.mod.go.jp/english/military_archives/opening.html