NHS CONVENTION 2004 IN TOKYO REPORT No.1

Akasaka Prince Hotel, Feb. 21 2004 Like a spring day. It was very warm day. The Nikon Historical Society is based in Chicago, USA, and has over 400 members worldwide. The 9th NHS Convention was held at Tokyo, Japan.

Director Meeting at Akasaka Prince Hotel From the left, Kawai-san, Suzuki-san, Uli-san, Neko-san and Bob-san. Suzuki-san is a Chairman of NHS Tokyo Convention of Japan. Also he is a big and famous collector about Nikon F in Japan.

Director Meeting at Akasaka Prince Hotel Bob-san had a specilal camera with strong lens.

Uli Koch-san and Michio Akiyama From the left, Uli Koch-san and Akiyama. Akiyama is a specialist for the industrial Nikkor lenses. His cool website is here.

Bob-san and Akiyama Akiyama is a fan of Robert Rotoloni!! Bob-san is a person like a film star for Akiyama.

Bob-san likes to take a picture Look! Bob-san's nice camera operation! He is a Nikon collector but also a photographer.

Uli-san showed us his collection file book Uli-san showed us his collection file book with very interesting items.

Uli-san's collection file book Great! Super! Fantastic! Sugoi!

Akihiko Suzuki-san's super collection Nikon F SPECIAL!!! Great! Super! Fantastic! Sugoi!

Uli-san's NIKKOR J and Akiyama's special F2 Titan It is very rare NIKKOR J as you know.

Japanese Traditional lunch Uli-san likes Japanese traditional food It is very good for your helth. It is very good for Nikon Enthusiast! Let's pray with "Itta-duckie mouse!" before the meal.

Japanese Traditional Bentoh lunch Crab and salmon, Slices of raw fish (Sashimi), Vegetable, Osinko Salad and Miso Soup. With glass of Apple wine. After the meal, let's pray with "Gochi-so summer desshie-tar".

Uli-san visited Nikon Shinjyuku Office Uli-san visited Nikon Shinjyuku Office to meet very big person in Nikon corp. This place is called "NIKON PLAZA Shinjyuku" in Japan. The nice website is here. But Japanese language. There is Tokyo Metropolitan Government in Shinjuku.

Kiyoji Saitoh-san and Uli-san Akiyama arranged this special meeting by appointment to Saitoh-san. Kiyoji Saitoh-san was designer for special made Nikon and Nikkor lenses. He is a famouse person in Japan because of he was a service man for professional press cameraman. Saitoh-san is introduced at this website. But Japanese language.

Kiyoji Saitoh-san and Uli-san Kiyoji Saitoh-san designed 2000mm F11, OP10mm Aspherical Lens, Sapporo 300mm F2.8 Super Lens and special made lens for NASA Cameras!!! We talk about specilal story for super hightend Nikkor lenses. But I can not publish the detail because of his hoping. He is a real Samurai Gentleman in Nikon. Also he is a great designer and engineer.

Shinjyuku Meeting A lot of NHS members occupied Shinjuku on the day!!! They are Peter Lownds-san, Bob-san and cool members of NHS. At Shinjyuku Yodobashi-Camera big shop.

Yes! Professor William Kraus-san Professor William Kraus-san reserched Shinjyuku area. A camera he has is Nikon Mini, not a black Nikon I. Thank you Bill-san.

Used camera shop in Shinjyuku Uli-san reserched the used camera shop in Shinjyuku. The shop name is "KIMURA". They are all Nikon, Nikkor, Nikon, Nikkor, Nikon!!! Uli-san, Neko-san and Akiyama strolled in a lot of shops. Many many used camera shops are Shinjyuku.