Marking 400 years of trade relations with Japan – Japan400 telescope

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Telescope - Ian Poyser2Instrument Maker Ian Poyser, working on the telescope

Japan400 has commissioned a brand new telescope by the renowned British maker Ian Poyser to commemorate the 400th anniversary of King James I’s similar gift to the First Shogun in 1613.
It will be offered as a gift to the Japanese people (details to be announced at a later date).

The custom-made Japan400 telescope will be viewed for the first time at a special gathering at the Royal Armouries’ ancestral home, the White Tower within the Tower of London, at 6.30 pm on Monday (September 9), hosted by the Chairman of the Royal Armouries, Wesley Paul.

Japan400 Telescope Presentation – PRESS RELEASE

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