Hello everyone🎵Last weekend, I took some time off and went with my wife to Shima Onsen in Gunma Prefecture. We relaxed and refreshed ourselves at a hot spring inn that has been in business since the Edo period, the setting...
Hello everyone 🎵 We're talking about types of glasses. In the glass industry, until recently, the discussion around crystal was about whether it contained lead or not. Currently, with the exception of some manufacturers, leaded crystal is no longer...
Hello everyone 🎵 Since the end of June, Tokyo has been experiencing abnormally hot weather. While some areas like Shizuoka and Kiryu have seen temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius, Tokyo has also had a continuous streak of intensely hot...
Hello everyone 🎵 Last week, I enjoyed Otaru, Yoichi, and the Shakotan Peninsula in Hokkaido. This is a special time of year when you can eat both Bafun sea urchin and Murasaki sea urchin. For the past 4 years or...
Hello everyone 🎵 Glass Oyaji's blog has been going on for over a year now, with stories about the history of glass, domestic and international glass factories and manufacturers, and along the way, the history and challenges of Kimoto Glass....
Kamei Glass, which was a leading glass wholesaler in Japan, procured products from numerous factories, manufacturers, and other domestic and international partners, and also produced products under Kamei Glass's own planning. They also traded with handmade glass factories such...
Hello everyone 🎵 Last weekend was the festival of the town where Kimoto Glass is located. Torigoe Shrine boasts a history of approximately 1370 years. The procession of the portable shrine (Omikoshi) held at the annual Grand Festival in...
Hello everyone 🎵 On a personal note, my third grandchild was born to my fourth daughter, and both mother and baby are doing well. As you know, I have five children, so I'm looking forward to my grandchildren multiplying exponentially...
Hello everyone🎵 Last weekend, "Taito Monomachi" was held, an activity to revitalize the town of Taito Ward, Tokyo, where Kimoto Glass is located, through manufacturing. The first event started in 2011, and this was the 15th, an independent event...
