To everyone who has been worried about the survival of Dark Room International during the current crisis, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for your concern. It was 22 years ago that we opened the Dark Room in what was then known as the Strong Building (currently the Daiwa Roynet Hotel) in Yamashita-cho. Later, we moved to ZAIM on Nihon Odori street and, eventually, where we reside today at Noge Hana-Hana.
We had been closed during the pandemic, but due to the large volume of requests from our customers, we decided to re-open from April 1st with limited hours. During the state of emergency and period of self-restraint, thanks to the assistance of business owners, we have been able to continue our work through projects like Photo Cabin (our mobile darkroom and camera obscura). Persevering through this difficult time has reaffirmed our faith in our main goal of providing a place for the true enjoyment of photography. And this has driven us to restart our business operations.
To avoid crowding we have limited the number of reservations, but have been happy to receive positive feedback from our loyal customers. We feel it is our role at the Dark Room to preserve the legacy of photography for future generations. From young people with no exposure to film to expert photographers, the Dark Room is waiting for you with open arms.