Kowa (company)
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Native name | 興和株式会社 |
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| Founded | 1 January 1894 in Nagoya, Japan |
| Founder | Hattori Kensaburo |
| Headquarters | Nagoya , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | binoculars, telescopes, mediacal optics, photocameras |
| Website | https://www.kowa.co.jp/ |
Kowa (Japanese: 興和株式会社, Kōwa Kabushiki-gaisha), later Kowa Company, Ltd. (Japanese: 興和株式会社), is a Japanese company, a specialized trading company and manufacturer, founded in 1894 in Nagoya. Originally established in the textile sector, it later diversified into pharmaceuticals, optics, and precision instruments.
Kowa manufactured photo cameras from 1954 to 1978 and continued to make binoculars, telescopes and mediacal optics. Its headquarters are located in Nagoya, the capital of Japan's Aichi prefecture.