Tokyo Keiki Donates Latest Marine Equipment to Yamato Museum
Tokyo Keiki Inc. donated its latest marine equipment, including a Battleship Yamato piloting simulator, to the Yamato Museum for its renewal opening in April 2026.
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Tokyo Keiki Inc. (Ota-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director and President: Tsuyoshi Ando, hereinafter "Tokyo Keiki") announces that it has donated the latest autopilot, Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS), a ship handling simulator, and historical materials preserved by the company to the Kure Maritime Museum (Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Director: Kazushige Todaka, hereinafter "Yamato Museum") upon its renewal opening.
The Yamato Museum is a museum that introduces the "History of Kure," which has continuously built various ships ranging from former Imperial Japanese Navy vessels like the Battleship "Yamato" to the latest large commercial ships, as well as various "science and technologies" such as shipbuilding and steelmaking. While Tokyo Keiki's equipment has been exhibited there previously, to coincide with the renewal opening on April 23, 2026, we donated the latest autopilot "PR-9000" and Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) "EC-9000," along with multiple historical manufacturing documents from Tokyo Keiki.
The autopilot is equipped with a "Battleship Yamato Piloting Simulator" where visitors can virtually experience steering the Battleship Yamato. The movement during navigation is reproduced based on the actual Yamato's length and speed, allowing anyone to enjoy it like a game.
Furthermore, the ECDIS recreates a practical navigational environment by displaying AIS (Automatic Identification System) information transmitted from other vessels, just like on an actual ship.
In addition, by exhibiting historical materials such as old-style autopilots and rare pre-war equipment (Type 96 small boat compass, pressure gauge, barometer), visitors can better feel the history of marine equipment technology.
We hope this donation will provide an opportunity for visitors to the Yamato Museum to deepen their interest in the maritime industry and its technology.
Tokyo Keiki will continue to contribute to the development of the maritime sector through the provision of original technologies and the cultivation of human resources for the future.
In connection with this donation, a certificate of appreciation presentation ceremony was held at the Kure City Hall on April 8, 2026.
About Tokyo Keiki
Founded in the Meiji era as Japan's first instrument manufacturer, it is a company that currently supports social infrastructure in both private and government sectors. Based on measurement, recognition, and control technologies, we provide products that contribute to safety and security in fields such as maritime and port, industrial machinery, construction machinery, water and sewage, defense, space, and railways.
The Yamato Museum is a museum that introduces the "History of Kure," which has continuously built various ships ranging from former Imperial Japanese Navy vessels like the Battleship "Yamato" to the latest large commercial ships, as well as various "science and technologies" such as shipbuilding and steelmaking. While Tokyo Keiki's equipment has been exhibited there previously, to coincide with the renewal opening on April 23, 2026, we donated the latest autopilot "PR-9000" and Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) "EC-9000," along with multiple historical manufacturing documents from Tokyo Keiki.
The autopilot is equipped with a "Battleship Yamato Piloting Simulator" where visitors can virtually experience steering the Battleship Yamato. The movement during navigation is reproduced based on the actual Yamato's length and speed, allowing anyone to enjoy it like a game.
Furthermore, the ECDIS recreates a practical navigational environment by displaying AIS (Automatic Identification System) information transmitted from other vessels, just like on an actual ship.
In addition, by exhibiting historical materials such as old-style autopilots and rare pre-war equipment (Type 96 small boat compass, pressure gauge, barometer), visitors can better feel the history of marine equipment technology.
We hope this donation will provide an opportunity for visitors to the Yamato Museum to deepen their interest in the maritime industry and its technology.
Tokyo Keiki will continue to contribute to the development of the maritime sector through the provision of original technologies and the cultivation of human resources for the future.
In connection with this donation, a certificate of appreciation presentation ceremony was held at the Kure City Hall on April 8, 2026.
About Tokyo Keiki
Founded in the Meiji era as Japan's first instrument manufacturer, it is a company that currently supports social infrastructure in both private and government sectors. Based on measurement, recognition, and control technologies, we provide products that contribute to safety and security in fields such as maritime and port, industrial machinery, construction machinery, water and sewage, defense, space, and railways.