title: The Japanese Museum of Anesthesiology in Kobe, Japan.
abstract: In 2009, the Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists (JSA) founded the Archives of JSA, which changed into the Japanese Museum of Anesthesiology in 2011. The museum consists of three sections: (1) archives (the collection of historical documents of the JSA), (2) museum (the collection of anesthetic equipment and its related things), and (3) library (the collection of books, journals, leaflets, and related materials). By January 2013, the collections included 2537 Japanese and 1569 foreign language books. JMA collections include 25% of the Japanese anesthesia books published between 1796-2008, making it Japan's largest collection, with the exception of the National Diet Library of Japan. Most of the Japanese books published from 1796 to 2008 are listed and can be searched through the home page.
authors.affiliation: Japanese Museum of Anesthesiology, Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists, Kobe KIMEC Center Building 3 F, 1-5-2 Minatojima-Minatomachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0047, Japan; Department of Anesthesiology, Saitama Medical University Hospital, Moro-Hongo, Iruma-Gun, Saitama, Japan. Electronic address: kikuchi@abikotoho.org.
authors.forename: Hirosato
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.affiliation: Abikotoho Hospital, 1851-1 Abiko, Abiko City, Chiba, 270-1166 Japan. Electronic address: kou@anesth.or.jp.
authors.forename: Yukinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kono
authors.affiliation: Japanese Museum of Anesthesiology, Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists, Kobe KIMEC Center Building 3 F, 1-5-2 Minatojima-Minatomachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0047, Japan; Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: sdesai@partners.org.
authors.forename: Sukumar P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Desai