#GLOBAL HOROLOGY HOW TO#
Christian missionaries taught Japanese how to make clocks, organs and astronomical instruments. The origins of the horological industry in Japan can be traced to the arrival of Christianity in the mid-16th century. Beginnings of modern day Japanese Horological Industry Here, we present an overview of the history of the Japanese horological industry and the start of Japan’s unique watchmaking with the aim of rising to “Swiss watchmaker of the East” and leading up to the modern-day Japanese watch industry and its current situation.
Transition of Japanese Horological Industry Here, we present an overview of the history and the current state of the Japanese horological industry which continues to produce many attractive products that lead the world. On the other hand, failing to catch up with the spread of quartz watches, Swiss watchmakers found their ways of survival in the field of luxury mechanical watches. While seeking constant improvement to time accuracy and portability, the quartz wristwatch finally appeared, the frontrunner of compact, thin and the ultimate power-saving device (miniaturized) among electronic products. In every region of the world and in every culture, devices to measure time existed and though the standards of measuring time may have differed throughout history and from one culture to the next, timepieces have evolved into today’s wearable appliances. Clocks are what standardized time and provided a familiar existence for people. Looking back on people’s daily lives, life is closely connected to time and every action is related to time. Image by Nara National Research Institute Imagination drawing of Asuka Mizuochi excavationĪ water clock called "Ro-Koku" of Prince Naka-no-Oe
Based on these records, the Ro-koku made in 660 is considered as the Japan’s first clock. They both say “the first time” and the relationship between them remains unknown. This date is June 10 when converted over to the solar calendar (the Gregorian calendar), and it is later marked as “Time Day.” On the other hand, there is also a description stating that Prince Naka-no-Oe has developed a water clock in 660, which is 10 years before Emperor Tenchi. In Japan, according to the Nihon-shoki (the “Chronicles of Japan”), Emperor Tenchi produced a water clock called Ro-koku and informed the people of the time on April 25, 671. Since obelisk in Egypt around 5000 B.C., various devices to measure time have been created such as sundials, water clocks, hourglasses and calibrated burning (“fire clocks”). It was at least several thousand years ago that people began to think about time.
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