Camera Club
 

I ride to Shibamata in the morning and drop in on Tora san's old haunts. Probably still haunting them now.

Toran san is Kepahl Shibamata one day tour i am

a member of Nikon Kenkyukai across the country road near Tokyo



Nikon Kenkyukai

Field Workshop

Shibamata, Tokyo


Wailking on the country road

Taishakuten, Tokyo down town

Taishakuten Street

Lunch time, Tendon

Field Workshop in Tora-san's Hometown



The Nikon Kenkyuaki held the field workshop in Shibamata.
Shibamata is an old downtown in Katsushika, Tokyo.
We walked to Taishakuten temple of Shibamata. The Taishakuten is famous in Japan.
Because the comedy movie "Otoko wa Tsuraiyo" of Japan was taken of a picture at Taishakuten.
Although almost unknown outside Japan, comic actor Kiyoshi Atsumi played the most beloved character, Tora-jiro Kuruma (more familiarly known as "Tora-san").




The Guiness Book of Records has noted as the world's longest-running film series in which the same actor played the title role. You'll be amazed 48 in all.
We lunched at Yamatoya, Taishakuten. We drank beer and ate delicious Tendon.
Of course, we enjoyed taking a picture with Nikon in Tora-san's hometown.

Usual Camera

In the field workshop, the attendee did not have expensive cameras.
Moreover, we had neither unusual cameras nor valuable cameras.
However, the attendee begins to talk about the Nikon camera at once.
The meeting room is not necessary for us.

Camera meeting on the road Camera meeting on the road



Katsuharu Takashima-san's black Nikon S2 and Topcor



Katsuharu Takashima-san's black Nikon S2 and Topcor

Akihiko Suzuki-san's Nikon F

Akihiko Suzuki-san's Nikon F

Kusa dango Meeting

In Tora-san's movie, Tora-san's house is a sweetshop in Taishakuten.
Takagiya's sweetshop in Taishakuten street is famous for kusa-dango.
Kusa-dango("grass dango") is old-fashioned Japanese sweets which contains a green herb called yomogi.
We took a rest in the Takagiya's sweetshop.
There were kusa-dango, green tea, and Nikon there.



Famouse Takagiya's sweetshop in Taishakuten street Famouse Takagiya's sweetshop in Taishakuten street

Japanese traditional sweets, Kusa-dango and green tea

Kusa-dango and Nikon F2T



In the Takagiya's sweetshop

Left, Koakimoto-san and Takashima-san



Camera show on the Table

The Nikon camera show started on the Takagiya's table.

They are cameras which they are using always usually.
Black Nikon SP, black Nikon S2, many rangefinder Nikon, Nikon F and Nikon F2T.



There are no expensive, valuable cameras.
Please look at the photos. My impression might be incorrect...



Kusa-dango sweets and black

Nikon SP

Kusa-dango sweets and black Nikon SP


Neko-san's usual camera is SP Nippon Kogaku !! Neko-san's usual camera is SP Nippon Kogaku !!

New Nikon S and old occupied Nicca III New Nikon S and old occupied Nicca III

Cool eye of early Nikkor 3.5cm F3.5 No. 91046: Cool eye of early Nikkor 3.5cm F3.5 No. 91046:

Koakimoto-san's real pressman camera, Nippon Kogaku SP and S2



Koakimoto-san's real pressman camera, Nippon Kogaku SP and S2



Takashima-san's black Nippon Kogaku S2 Takashima-san's black Nippon Kogaku S2

Suzuki-san, is it a usual Nikon F ?



Suzuki-san, is it a usual Nikon F ?

Look at the winding lever!



Look at the winding lever!

Super early F6400027 !! Yes, Uli-san, Mr. Nikon F ! Super early F6400027 !! Yes, Uli-san, Mr. Nikon F !

Super early Nikon F



Recently, Suzuki-san obtained Nikon F.

It was very early Nikon F numbered 6400027!!




Suzuki-san brought it to the workshop in Shibamata. This Nikon F has the cloth shutter.


The sound of the shutter whispered gracefully to the autumn sky in Shibamata.





Tora-san, Kiyoshi Atsumi passed away in 1996 at the age of 68.


To build his bronze statue, 190,000 people raised a fund.
He is welcoming people at Shibamata Station now.

Shibamata-station, Bronze statue of Tora-san, Used camera shop


Shibamata-station, Bronze statue of Tora-san, Used camera shop

Tora san is my favorite anime character.
Later I will ad my original Tora san photo.

Sorry for many osts but only let me use 7 photos per message.

Why?

this is really old school. RESPECT! total respect!