Company Profile

Company Name

Nishimura Co.,Ltd

President

Mitsufumi Nishimura

Office Location

10-3, Shirikiri-cho, Kamitoba, Minami-ku,
Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, 601-8115 Japan
phone +81-75-691-9589 fax +81-75-672-1338

Established

1963 　(in operation since 1920's)

Businesses

Engineering, Production, Sales,and Maintenance of Telescopes, Solar Telescopes,
Observatory Domes, Sliding Roof, Instrumentation for observation.

Customers

[National Agencies]
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan Coast Guard,Japan Meteological Agency

[Universities]
Hokkaido University, University of Tokyo, Nagoya University, Kyoto University, Kyoto Sangyo University, Hiroshima University, Kagoshima University

[Observatories and Science Museums]
Nayoro City Observatory, Sendai City Observatory, National Science Museum of Japan, Gunma Observatory, Nagoya City Science Museum, Akashi City Astronomical Science Museum, Beijing Planetarium, and other 100+ public facilities in Japan and Overseas.

[Client companies]
Architecture design firm, Building constructors, Opticians, Trading companies

1890-1900

Started the business with manufacturing and sale science laboratory instruments.

1926

The first Japanese telescope for Kyoto University.

1929

Manufactured and delivered the first domestically produced 15 cm refracting telescope.

1932

Manufactured a telescope for observing the Einstein effect and delivered it to Kyoto University.

1936

At Tokyo Astronomical Observatory (currently National Astronomical Observatory of Japan)
Delivered a telescope for observing the Einstein effect.

1940

Developed the first domestically produced reflecting telephoto camera (Miyani type) and delivered it to the Mainichi Newspapers.

1953

At that time, a domestically produced maximum 41 cm reflecting telescope was manufactured and delivered to the Sendai City and Toyama City Observatory.

1959

At that time, a domestically produced maximum 60 cm reflecting telescope was manufactured and delivered to Tsukahara Gakuen in Nagano Prefecture.

1960

Factory completed at the current address. Started exporting telescopes.
Delivered a 40 cm reflecting telescope to the Beerer Observatory in the United States.
Highly evaluated overseas, delivered to Harvard, Oxford University, etc.

1963

Established a corporation and became Nishimura Mfg. Co., Ltd.
Shigejiro Nishimura was appointed as the representative director.

1977

Obtained a construction permit.

1980

Tottori Prefectural Shonen Nature House,
Delivered the first domestically produced computer-controlled 40 cm reflecting telescope.

1981

Koichi Nishimura was appointed as the representative director. Moved the head office to the current address.

1987

Delivered a vacuum solar telescope to the Nagoya City Science Museum.
Delivered a 60cm reflecting telescope and a 6.5m dome to Dynic Astronomical Museum.

1989

At the University of the Philippines Science and Mathematics Teacher Training Center
Delivered a 40cm reflecting telescope and a 5m dome.

1995

Delivered a 105cm reflecting telescope and a 9m dome to Misato Observatory in Wakayama Prefecture.

1998

Delivered a 113 cm reflecting telescope to the Science Center in Nakagawa Town, Tokushima Prefecture (currently Anan City).

1999

Delivered a vacuum-type 30 cm solar telescope to the Prefectural Gunma Observatory.

2000

Delivered a 1.4m reflection history ritual telescope to Nagoya University.
(Installed at South Africa Observatory / Sutherland Observatory)

2001

Delivered a 1.0m reflection history ritual telescope and a 7m dome to Kagoshima University.

2003

March Delivered the solar magnetic field activity telescope (SMART) to the Hida Observatory of Kyoto University.
November: Delivered a 12m dome to the Nishiharima New Observatory Building (currently Hyogo Prefectural University Nishiharima Observatory).

2004

Delivered a 1.8m reflection history ritual telescope and a 9m dome to the Institute for Solar and Global Environment, Nagoya University.
Installed at Mt John Observatory (New Zealand).
Delivered a vacuum 30 cm solar telescope to the Beijing Astronomical Museum in China.

2006

Delivered 1.05m reflection history ritual telescope and 8m dome to National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and Ishigakijima Astronomical Observatory.
Delivered a 1.5m reflection history ritual telescope and a 9m dome to the Higashi Hiroshima Observatory of Hiroshima University.

2008

Delivered 1.3m reflection history ritual telescope, 10m dome, and solar telescope to Sendai Astronomical Observatory.
Delivered a 1.0m reflection history ritual telescope and a 7m dome to the University of Tokyo.
(Installed on Mt. Chanantor (5640m above sea level) in Akatama, Chile)

2009

Delivered 1.3m reflection history ritual telescope and 10m dome to Kyoto Sangyo University.
Delivered a 10m dome and a sliding roof to the Nayoro Observatory.

2010

Delivered a new 30 cm history ritual vacuum solar telescope to the Nagoya City Science Museum.

2011

Delivered a 1.6m reflection history ritual telescope to Hokkaido University.

2014

Delivered three 1m reflection and longitude ritual telescopes (for satellite tracking) to the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology.
Delivered the sliding roof of the remote system to the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology.