The Kwasan Observatory which is part of Kyoto University has a telescopes in the observatory with a lens 12 inches (30 cms) in diameter and was made by Thomas Cooke & Sons of York.
The telescope was installed in 1929 and was originally used for observing the Moon and planets. Its research life is over now, but the telescope is still used for regular open evenings, allowing members of the public to see objects in the night sky.
This telescope, made in York over 90 years ago, is the oldest working telescope still in use in Japan.
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