Baron Toranosuke Furukawa's Residence

Special Tokyo Meeting

As you know, Nikon Df was released newly on November 28, 2013. And Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 58mm f/1.4G was released newly on October 31, 2013. Nikon fans in the world are very much interested in them. The Nikon Kenkyukai Tokyo held a special reception party, in order to celebrate the new release of these historical new products.

December 14, 2013. Tokyo has a nice winter. Fine Saturday. Now, I would like to show you the situation of a grand celebration.

JR Komagome Station

The special reception took place at the Kyu-Furukawa Gardens. I walked to the Kyu-Furukawa Gardens from JR Komagome Station in Tokyo.

Komagome Station, Tokyo

Hongo Dori Street

Shimofuribashi

To Kyu-Furukawa Gardens

Arrived

Kyu-Furukawa Gardens

The following members planned and performed at the special reception party.

- Akihiko Suzuki, a Nikon F Specialist
- Michio Akiyama, a Industrial Nikkor Lenses Specialist

The special reception party was held at the Kyu-Furukawa Residence in Tokyo. The building was built as Baron Toranosuke Furukawa's residence in 1917. The Kyu-Furukawa Residence is famous as a historic building in Tokyo.

Kyu-Furukawa Gardens, Tokyo

Baron Toranosuke Furukawa's Residence

Main Building

Completed in Taisho 6 (1917)

Akihiko Suzuki waiting for the guest

Today is Nikon Kenkyukai's day

Our Guests

The Nikon Kenkyukai held the party at the residence.
Our guests are as follows.

NIKON Corporation
- Tetsuro Goto, Nikon Fellow, General Manager, Imaging Product & D Laboratory
- Kosho Miura, Senior Executive Staff, Research, Imaging Product & D Laboratory
- Kohei Kawaji, Executive Staff, Imaging Product & D Laboratory
- Hotsumi Ihara, Imaging Product & D Laboratory
- Haruo Sato, Executive Staff, Development Headquarters

Other Fields
- Koichi Sasakihara, TOP WING Corporation, CEO
- Mayumi Kobayashi, Leica Shop Japan, General manager

The Main Conference Room for the Celebration

Beautiful Afternoon

Quiet Time

Taisho Romanticism

Reception Desk

Attention

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