About

Carrying cultural records into the future
Our philosophy, company information, and a brief history of Field Archive.

Contents

About us Philosophy Services (overview) Company profile Recognitions & plans History

About us

Field Archive is a team that accompanies you from problem framing to delivery across four domains: archives, digital, media, and publishing.

We want the “memories of a region” and “someone’s beginning” held in small museums and single books to reach the next generation. We see it as our mission to record, convey, and support the activities that pass these on.

Philosophy

Turn the wisdom of those before us into power today.
Carry cultural records into the future.

We value the following:

  • Respect for culture
    We treat every document and record as a cultural asset holding the memories of people and places.
  • Practical, sustainable systems
    We co-create rules and workflows that fit the team size and structure, so they can be maintained.
  • Small steps, steady progress
    Rather than changing everything at once, we build lasting systems through incremental improvements.

Services (overview)

We work in four domains; details are on the “Services” page.

  1. Archives support (Archives)
    Organizing records, designing metadata, digitizing, and building searchable archives.
  2. Museum DX & operations support (Digital)
    Internalizing web updates, organizing workflows, and supporting multilingual / accessibility needs.
  3. Outreach & media support (Media)
    Planning outreach for exhibits/events, operating SNS/newsletters, and integrating with FieldLink.
  4. Publishing & reprint support (Publishing)
    Reprinting out-of-print books/records, editing catalogs/reports, and supporting small-lot publishing end-to-end.
Go to Services page

Company profile

Item Details
Legal name Field Archive Inc.
English name Field Archive Inc.
Representative Tomomi Kihara
Location Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
Founded Nov 2017
Business Archives / Museum DX & ops / Outreach & media / Publishing & reprints
Banking SMBC / Setagaya Shinkin Bank
Affiliations Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry member / Japan ISBN Agency registered publisher / Tokyo Metropolitan Police antique dealer permit

Recognitions & plans

We clarify our direction through formal plans and certifications.

Plans & certifications

  • Business Strengthening Plan certified (Dec 2024)
  • Business Innovation Plan approved (Jan 2025)

Grants & support

  • FY2025 Setagaya SME management support subsidy “IT-based market expansion” (adopted Apr 2025)

Awards / honors / applications

  • FY2025 SME Digital Tool Adoption Support Program (applying)

History

A brief timeline of Field Archive.

Year Event
2015 Started Field Archive as a sole proprietor for web/system development contracts.
2016 Reprinted “The Secrets of Sony Technology” (ReadyFor crowdfunding).
2016 Sold reprint at “It’s a Sony” exhibition (Nov 2016–Mar 2017).
2017 Reprinted “Gakureki Muyoron” via A-port and obtained publisher code; incorporated Field Archive.
2018 Sold reprints at the National Museum of Nature and Science special exhibition “Meiji 150: A Thousand Technologies.”
2019 Reprinted “Jonetsu no Kifu — Suzukae Gijuku to Chita Ijin-den” via CAMPFIRE.
2019 Launched “Interview Archive” site (Nov 20, 2019; now 17 interviews).
2020 Continued web/site builds and DB/CMS dev for private institutions.
2021 Reprinted “Shin Jitsuryoku Shugi” via CAMPFIRE.
2024 Drafted museum-focused digital support service; began Business Innovation Plan application.
2024 Business Strengthening Plan certified.
2025 Business Innovation Plan approved / Setagaya SME subsidy adopted.