At the grand opening of The Seiko Museum Ginza in that district on Aug. 19, one wonders whether company founder Kintaro Hattori, who initially established K. Hattori in Ginza back in 1881, was watching proceedings from above.
The horological museum has relocated from Sumida Ward to Ginza, the birthplace of Seiko. The museum’s opening, a 160th commemorative project for the esteemed timepiece manufacturer, sees the museum returning to the home of its founding.
“It had long been decided to move the Seiko Museum from Mukojima in Sumida Ward, to Ginza,” said Shinji Hattori, the founder’s great-grandson and group CEO, in an interview with The Japan Times in late 2019.