Pentax and Takahashi link?

[Alan White]

I watched a Pentax vision presentation (cameras) this weekend, it was raining hard and I was sat in the camper.

Anyways, Pentax is lead by Mr Takahashi, who speaks very good English by the way.
Anyway made me ponder, is Takahashi a common Japanese family name or are the companies linked somehow?

Anyone know at all?
Dear Google was not much help when I looked.

Edited September 29, 2020 by Alan White

[dweller25]

Don’t know about the Mr Takahashi link with Pentax but It’s a very popular Japanese name

Edited September 29, 2020 by dweller25

[Geoff Barnes]

Interesting article about Pentax here .

Can't see any link to Tak scopes at all...

https://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/70/Pentax-Corporation.html

 

Edited September 29, 2020 by Geoff Barnes

[Alan White]

46 minutes ago, Geoff Barnes said:

Interesting article about Pentax here .

Can't see any link to Tak scopes at all...

https://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/70/Pentax-Corporation.html

 

Thanks, I was curious about the name and potential links.

I did wonder if it was Mr Smith in UK Parlance?

[dweller25]

Third most popular name after Sato and Suzuki.....
 

https://japantoday.com/category/features/lifestyle/the-10-most-common-surnames-in-japan-and-their-meanings

Edited September 29, 2020 by dweller25

[Alan White]

So Takahashi is very common.....
not starting an argument on scopes here, I must add.

[JeremyS]

Now Pentax + Takahashi = a marriage made in heaven, @Alan White 🙂

certainly works For my Takahashi scopes + Pentax eyepieces 👍

[Deadlake]

Taks full name is "Takahashi Seisakusho", the name of the founder is Kitaro Takahashi.

Seisakusho means Mfg. Co., Ltd.

And yes Takahashi is a common name in Japan.

 

[mikeDnight]

8 hours ago, Alan White said:

So Takahashi is very common.....
not starting an argument on scopes here, I must add.

Apparently the Name Takahashi in Japan is as common as Smith is in the UK.  So Takahashi telescopes may not be quite as exotic as they sound. I'm not sure I'd be as attached to a scope that was made by Smith. 😞

[Alan White]

Ah TakaSmiffy make fine scopes 🤣

[JeremyS]

24 minutes ago, mikeDnight said:

Apparently the Name Takahashi in Japan is as common as Smith is in the UK.  So Takahashi telescopes may not be quite as exotic as they sound. I'm not sure I'd be as attached to a scope that was made by Smith. 😞

Rather have a Smith than a Bird-Jones, Mike

🙂

 

[Alan White]

15 hours ago, JeremyS said:

Now Pentax + Takahashi = a marriage made in heaven, @Alan White 🙂

certainly works For my Takahashi scopes + Pentax eyepieces 👍

Pentax + Vixen = another marriage made in heaven, @JeremyS 

 

[John]

Pentax is owned by Ricoh now I think. The Ricoh name is included on the boxes of my more recent Pentax XW's and just Pentax on the earlier ones.

Having scopes by Vixen and Takahashi I agree that the Pentax XW eyepieces are an excellent match but then again so are all excellent eyepieces