Nikon Corporation (Nikon) is pleased to announce the reopening of the Nikon Museum on October 12. The Nikon Museum opened in Shinagawa in October 2015 as part of the 100th anniversary of Nikon’s foundation project, and since then, about 190,000 people have visited the museum until its closure at the end of February 2024.
Nikon relocated its headquarters and began its operation from July 29 at Nishioi in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, a location with which it has a long association, having had a base there for over 100 years producing various products and services. The Nikon Museum was consequently relocated and will reopen there.
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Ever since its foundation in 1917, Nikon (then Nippon Kogaku K.K.) has been contributing to the advancement of people’s lives and various industries by providing leading-edge technologies in each era, based on its opto-electronic and precision technologies. The Nikon Museum introduces more than 100 years history of Nikon through a variety of products and technologies that symbolize our mix of “Tradition and Innovation”, along with ideas and episodes behind their development.
The new museum has a floor area of approximately 670m2, which is larger than the previous museum. It consists of four zones: the Entrance, Industry (B to B business), Consumer (B to C business), and the Theater. The museum exhibits various products including the NSR-1505G2A, an early model of the Nikon semiconductor lithography system, microscopes and measuring instruments that have supported advancements in science and various industries, and cameras from the Nikon Model I, the first Nikon camera released in 1948, to the latest digital cameras. Approximately 1,300 products and technologies across Nikon’s businesses are exhibited together with their histories.
Overview of Nikon Museum
| Name | Nikon Museum |
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| Open | October 12, 2024 (Sat) |
| Address | Nikon Corporation Global Headquarters / Innovation Center 1st Floor 1-5-20, Nishioi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-8601 |
| Access | Approx. 4 minutes walk from Nishioi Station (JR Yokosuka Line/Shonan-Shinjuku Line) Approx. 12 minutes walk from Oi-machi Station (JR Keihin-Tohoku Line, Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit Rinkai Line, Tokyu Oi-machi Line) Approx. 10 minutes walk from Shimo-shimmei Station (Tokyu Oi-machi Line) |
| Opening hours | 10:00AM to 5:30PM (last admission at 5:00PM) |
| Closed | Mondays, Sundays, Public holidays, and other days determined by the museum
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| Admission | Free |
| Contact | https://www.nikon.com/company/corporate/museum/form/ |
Details about the Nikon Museum, including exhibits, will be reported on this webpage as they become available.
Previous Nikon Museum blog posts can be found here:
More pictures from the prototype lenses exhibition at the Nikon museum
A detailed report on the Nikon prototype cameras exhibition at the Nikon Museum in Tokyo
Check out some of the Nikon prototype cameras on display at the Nikon Museum
