JCII Camera Museum

The JCII Camera Museum is located on the west side outside the Imperial Palace. The full name of JCII is JapanCameraandOpticalInstrumentsInspectionandTestingInstitute. It was established in 1954 to ensure that all photographic equipment exported from Japan meets the quality requirements. If you have a pre-1980s Japanese camera, take a look at the body, maybe there is a JCII sticker. After the 1980s, JCII gradually withdrew from the sales stage, but in the JCII Camera Museum established in 1989, various cameras are still eye-opening. The museum's collection is dominated by old-fashioned film cameras, and there are also some digital cameras. Don't miss the world's first camera "GirouxDaguerreotype Camera" released on August 19, 1839, and Japan's first camera released in 1854. The pistol cameras used by secret agents, the surface cameras used for candid photography, and the cameras used for aerial photography are all cameras that you don’t usually see. Of course, the familiar Nikon, Canon, Casio and other cameras can also be seen. The evolutionary history of the camera. You can even see tons of cute cartoon-shaped cameras, which photography lovers will love. In addition, the museum will hold different themed exhibitions from time to time, you can pay attention to the official website.