Museum · Nishi-Oi / Shinagawa

Nikon Museum ニコンミュージアム

Nikon's free corporate museum, reopened in October 2024 in the company's new global headquarters in Nishi-Oi, telling the story of Nikon from 1917 optical glass to mirrorless cameras and the industrial optics behind semiconductor chips.

Hours10:00–17:30 (last entry 17:00)

ClosedSundays, Mondays, national holidays and other designated days

PriceFree

Getting thereNishi-Oi Station (JR Yokosuka / Shonan-Shinjuku Line), 4 min; Oimachi Station, 12 min

Time needed1–1.5 hours

Best timeWeekday late mornings

AddressNikon Global Headquarters / Innovation Center 1F, 1-5-20 Nishi-Oi, Shinagawa City, Tokyo

Websitenikon.com/company/corporate/museum

About

Nikon was founded in 1917 as Nippon Kogaku, and its museum originally opened in Shinagawa in 2015 for the company's centenary. After closing in February 2024 it moved with the headquarters to the Nikon Global Headquarters / Innovation Center in Nishi-Oi, reopening on 12 October 2024 with around 30 percent more space. Exhibits are split into a consumer zone and an industry zone: the first traces Nikon cameras from the rangefinder Nikon I (1948) through the legendary F series to the latest Z mirrorless bodies, with lenses and cutaway models showing how NIKKOR optics are built; the second covers the lithography systems used to make semiconductor chips, microscopes and measuring instruments. A theatre and themed exhibitions round it out. For photographers, it is a pilgrimage in a quiet residential district along the street still called Kogaku-dori (Optics Street).

Highlights

Nikon cameras from the 1948 Nikon I to today's Z series
NIKKOR lenses and cutaway models of optical design
Industry zone with semiconductor lithography systems and microscopes
Theatre and rotating themed exhibitions
Free entry in Nikon's new headquarters on Kogaku-dori

Tips

Closed on Sundays, Mondays and national holidays: plan a Tuesday to Saturday visit.
Free guided tours need booking at least three business days ahead via the official site.
Free lockers are available inside; there is no visitor parking.
From Nishi-Oi Station turn left and follow Kogaku-dori past Nishioi Hiroba Park, about four minutes.

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