Ever since its foundation as Nippon Kogaku K.K. in 1917, Nikon has been enriching people's lives and contributing to industrial development by providing leading-edge products based on sophisticated applied optics and high-precision technologies. The Nikon Museum introduces the history of Nikon over our more than 100 years through a variety of products and technologies that symbolize our mix of tradition and innovation, along with the ideas and episodes behind their development.