The Olympus Chrome Six is a series of folding cameras made by Takachiho and later Olympus from 1948 to 1956, for 6×4.5 or 6×6 exposures on 120 film .
10-805: In 1948, Olympus launched the Chrome Six I , an updated version of the Olympus Six of 1940 and its first postwar release of a folding camera for 120 film. The cameras were produced at the Suwa Plant in Nagano Prefecture . They were packaged and shipped on the same day to camera stores in Tokyo . In 1951 Olympus launched the Olympus Chrome Six IIIA , a successor to the Olympus Chrome Six I. The camera had
20-462: A film tensioner which held the film flat against the pressure plate, the first implementation of this feature. The Olympus Chrome Six RIIA was launched four years later in 1955. It had a high-precision rangefinder (not coupled with the lens), and was the most advanced camera of the series. This camera-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Nagano Prefecture Nagano Prefecture ( 長野県 , Nagano-ken )
30-456: Is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū . Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,007,682 (as of 1 July 2023 ) and has a geographic area of 13,561.56 square kilometres (5,236.15 sq mi ). Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the northeast, Saitama Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to
40-470: Is a national park in the Chūbu region of Japan. It was established around the Hida Mountains and encompasses parts of Nagano , Gifu , Toyama and Niigata prefectures. It was designated a national park on December 4, 1934, along with Daisetsuzan National Park , Akan National Park , Nikkō National Park , and Aso Kujū National Park . The Hida Mountains , or Northern Alps make up the majority of
50-912: Is a beach resort popular for its water attractions and games. The climate is predominantly alpine with warm summers, cold snowy winters and less intense humidity than the lower lying coastal areas. As of 1 April 2014 , 21% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks ; namely the Chichibu Tama Kai , Chūbu-Sangaku , Jōshin'etsu-kōgen , and Minami Alps National Parks; Myōgi-Arafune-Saku Kōgen , Tenryū-Okumikawa , and Yatsugatake-Chūshin Kōgen Quasi-National Parks; and Chūō Alps , Enrei Ōjō , Hijiriyama Kōgen , Mibugawa Suikei , Ontake , and Tenryū Koshibu Suikei Prefectural Natural Parks. Nineteen cities are located in Nagano Prefecture: These are
60-586: The east, Niigata Prefecture to the north, Toyama Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture to the west, and Aichi Prefecture to the south. Nagano contains the point furthest from the sea in the whole of Japan—this point lies within the city of Saku . The province's mountains have made it relatively isolated, and many visitors come to Nagano for its mountain resorts and hot springs. Nine of the twelve highest mountains in Japan can be found in Nagano and one of its lakes, Lake Kizaki ,
70-587: The neighbouring prefectures. The area's mountain ranges , natural scenery, and history has gained Nagano Prefecture international recognition as a winter sports tourist destination, and hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics . It is served by the Hokuriku Shinkansen line, with direct services to Tokyo , Toyama , and Kanazawa . Nagano is an inland prefecture and it borders more prefectures than any other in Japan, bordering Gunma Prefecture , Saitama Prefecture , Yamanashi Prefecture , and Shizuoka Prefecture to
80-639: The park. There are many points in the Hida Mountains within the park that are above 3,000 m (9,843 ft), including Kamikōchi , Mount Norikura , Mount Hotaka and Mount Tate . The park is home to numerous gorges, ravines, and dramatically shaped escarpments , as well as the headwater of Japan's longest river, the Shinano River , which begins here as the Azusa River on the southeastern slope of Mount Yari . The Chūbu-Sangaku National Park has become
90-495: The southeast, Shizuoka Prefecture and Aichi Prefecture to the south, and Gifu Prefecture and Toyama Prefecture to the west. Nagano is the capital and largest city of Nagano Prefecture, with other major cities including Matsumoto , Ueda , and Iida . Nagano Prefecture has impressive highland areas of the Japanese Alps , including most of the Hida Mountains , Kiso Mountains , and Akaishi Mountains which extend into
100-974: The towns and villages in each district : The life expectancy in Nagano prefecture is the longest nationwide with the average life expectancy of 87.18 years for women and 80.88 years for men. Nagano Prefecture has a large and diversified economy, with a strong focus on electronics, information technology, precision machinery, agriculture and food products, and tourism, with a total GDP of about ¥8.5 trillion (2017). Several large Japanese groups have production facilities in Nagano Prefecture, such as Citizen Watch (Citizen Group), MinebeaMitsumi , Seiko Epson and Vaio . There are two local J.League clubs: AC Nagano Parceiro and Matsumoto Yamaga FC . 36°15′N 138°6′E / 36.250°N 138.100°E / 36.250; 138.100 Ch%C5%ABbu-Sangaku National Park Chūbu-Sangaku National Park ( 中部山岳国立公園 , Chūbu Sangaku Kokuritsu Kōen )
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