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March 2020
Sabae Glasses
Sabae Glasses Fukui Optical Association Sabae City, FUKUI Click here for inquiries such as purchase Is your eyeglass frame titanium? In the first half of the 1980s, titanium eyeglass frame production was made possible in Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture, for the first time in the world. This town is in an area with heavy snowfall …
Magewappa ‘ Wooden container
Magewappa ‘ Wooden container KURIKYU Odate City, AKITA Shunji Kurimori Click here for inquiries such as purchase Magewappa describes a traditional Japanese cylindrical container made by bending thin plates of cedar wood into shape. These containers are customarily used for lunch boxes as the cedar naturally absorbs excess moisture, thus preventing the rice and accompaniments …
15.0% Spoon
15.0% Spoon LEMNOS Takaoka City, TOYAMA Naoki Terada Click here for inquiries such as purchase At first glance, it may look just like a cute spoon. However, there is a great technology hidden inside. Everyone has experience of having trouble eating hardened ice cream. This spoon is made of solid aluminum. Using the high thermal …
MEGASTAR / Planetarium 1351
MEGASTAR / Planetarium 1351 Ohira Tech Yokohama City, KANAGAWA Ohira Takayuki Click here for inquiries such as purchase MEGASTAR planetarium is the most accurate representation of the actual universe mankind has ever created. The system can recreate the expanse and vastness of space and stardust of Milky Way. Each small shining star exists in this …
Character Bento / Bento Art
Character Bento / Bento Art Mari Miyazawa NAGANO We are meant to enjoy dishes not only through taste but also by its appearance. The same goes for Bento. Character Bento is the lunch box with the content of imitated characters such as cartoons, animation, celebrities, and scenes. They are not only beautiful but also has …
ERN series / Bathtub
ERN series / Bathtub USTECH Yokohama City, KANAGAWA Click here for inquiries such as purchase People have been familiar with bathing from long ago in Japan, due to its location in a high temperature and high humidity subtropical region. As the bathtub’s finest material, there is a Hinoki, Japanese cypress, with a beautiful tint, smooth …
Hard Lock Nut
Hard Lock Nut HARDLOCK Industry Higashi Osaka City, OSAKA Click here for inquiries such as purchase Screws inevitably become loose; such common sense became things of the past. “Hard lock nut” exhibits a nearly perfect loosening prevention effect that does not cause screw rotation, and maintains high fastening force even under severe vibration conditions. Many …
Sakai Hamono ‘ Knife & Scissors
Sakai Hamono ‘ Knife & Scissors SAS UKE Sakai City, OSAKA Click here for inquiries such as purchase The history of knife manufacturing in Sakai of Osaka has been around for 600 years. The excellent “smithing” and “edging” techniques engender “sharpness”, the crystallization of both technologies. This the feature of Sakai blade with its long …
