Japan Radio Museum, history of broadcasting, antique wireless and tube radio

　　　
Japan Radio Museum
Last Update 11/11/2022

"Real" Japan Radio Museum Opened at Matsumoto-city, Nagano, JAPAN
ENTER to the Information of Real Museum

to Official Tourism Site of Matsumoto, NAGANO

Japan Radio Museum internet Museum is here

In Japan, Radio broadcasting started from 1925. It's only 5 years after from world's first radio broadcasting in U.S.A.
We think that the 20 years from 1935 until 1955 is golden era of Japanese radio. This is main era of our museum.
The intention of this site is to introduce the history of Japanese radios for 30 years from the beginning of broadcasting through the Collection of our Museum.

Message from director

A Happy New Year !!

This is the 17th year since the establishment of this website.
Thank you again to everyone who visited and supported us.
I pray that peace will come this year.

On May 3rd, 2012, our “real” museum was opened at Matsumoto-city, Nagano, Japan. Our building is historical Japanese warehouse called “kura” built in 1906. We display 70 radios, 50 documents, 15 TV sets, and some radio -phonographs. We selected these exhibits from our large collection to express the history of Japanese radio.

CONTENTS

ROOM 1: Pre 1945, Radio Museum

ROOM 2: PostWWII, Radio Museum

ROOM 3: Radio Phonogragh & Audio Division

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OUR RECENT ACTIVITIES

21/08/2011　We awarded first prize of category No.25-B and the contest award at The Old Equipment Contest of The 2011AWA World Convention. Report is here.

LATEST UPDATES

(11/11/2022)　We updated Links page.
(27/12/2020)We updated Popular Radio Sets with Plastic Cabinet in 1960's
(05/03/2018) We upload Elman Kokumin-gata type No.2A(No.11151) on "Kokumin-gata" Radio Approved by NHK　
(27/02/2018) We upload Sharp model 5R-14 & Aria model DS-51on Radio Sets Passed Examination by The Ministry of Poｓts and Telecommunications 　　

HISTORY of UPDATE

English translation started (20/05/2008)

NOTICE

Japanese terms or company names that is untranslatable are shown in spelled in Italics.
When not mentioned specially, all prices are original wholesale price.

Radio Museum

　　　　Room 1: The History of Radio and Broadcasting (-1945)

1920-28
Dawn of Japanese Radio
- Crystal to Tube-

|Crystal Receiver and Battery Operated Tube radio

|*Power Supply for Early Radio　-Battery and charger-

1928-34
Popularizasion of Electric Radio

|*Early AC Sets
（1927-30)

　 Console Radios
（1927-42)

|*Tokyo Central Broadcasting Station's winning sets by the contest

|*Cathedral Tombstone and Midget Radio
（1931-36)

|Radio Sets Approved by The Broadcasting Corporation of Japan
（1934-43)

The Biginning of Portable Radio
(1925-45)

"Kokubou-Jyusinki"
(1933-38)
-Battery Operated Receiver for Emergency-

1935-45
Japanese Radio during WW II

|Age of "Nami-Yon" and "San-Pen"
（1937-39)
Japanese 4 tubes or 3 tubes TRF low end radio

"Seinen-dan" Radio : Radio sets for Adult Education
（1937-38)
　
Early Community Recieving Facilities
（1935-37)

Deutshe Volks Empfanger
（1933-45)

|"Station-model Sets" : Standarized Set by The Broadcasting Corporation of Japan
（1938-45)

"Kokusaku-gata" Radio : Simplified Set at War Time
(1939-43)

|*"Kikaku-1gou" Radio : Standard Radio at War Time
(1941-47)

Japanese All wave Receiver at Pre War
(1935-45)

|Low Cost Receivers at War Time
(1938-45)

|*Middle Class Receivers at War Time
(1938-45)

|Hi-end Receivers at War Time
(1937-45)

Wired Broadcasting System
(1940-45)

The Planning of "Kokumingata"Radio
(1940-42)

Battery Operated Radio for Emergency Use
(1941-45)

Radio at End of the War
(1945.8.15)