Author Archives: kunioigusa

Explore the roots of machine industries in Japan as seen in the Museum collection 　     Last month I visited the “Industrial Technology Museum” in Saitama prefecture in the Nippon Institute of Technology which is widely known for its practical and … Continue reading →

– looking into the history of  Japan’s space exploration by visit Space Center-        Recently, one of the great information was brought to Japanesespace exploration history. This is a news coverage on the successful landing on of“Hayabusa-2” on the asteroid “Ryugyu” and taking … Continue reading →

Showing Toyota’s historical car-making challenge and its current advanced technology of Toyota cars Outline of Automobile Pavilion        Here, I’ll report on the exhibition of “Automobile Pavilion” in the Toyota Industrial Museum, following the last “Textile Pavilion.”. The … Continue reading →

Exploring the secret of Toyota initiative of textile initiatives               When the meeting being held last year in Nagoya, I have visited the Toyota Museum of Industrial and Technology.  Because I’ve been long interested in … Continue reading →

Suzuki’s business development from weaving to bike and towards automobile 　 I had chance to visit Hamamatsu recently. There we could realize that major world-class motorcycle manufacturers, like Honda, Suzuki and Yamaha,  were all born  and developed around this industrial zone … Continue reading →

—  Insight of the printing history with amazing exhibits       　A unique private museum is found near Tsukiji, Tokyo on the printing materials.  So recently I visited this museum as it was just after visiting “Toppan Printing Museum” … Continue reading →

♣- Showing amazing collection of bags and their diversity in the world      Bags are essential goods for travel and expedition for long.  So people tried to device a variety of tools for their social necessity since ancient times.  … Continue reading →

– Explores development of printing world and society in history – ♥  what’s the Printing Museum  The Toppan’s Printing Museum is located in the Koishi-kawa in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo. The Museum is famed for displaying the elaborate historic features of … Continue reading →

— Looking into the artistic endeavor  of Noritake’s ceramic business — For the beginning 　Japanese porcelain has been an important export item even before the Edo era. However, Western ceramic tableware was a completely new field, so it was the Meiji … Continue reading →

 —  Explored the life and works of  a “Pearl King”  Mikimoto Yukichi 　   In the Pearl Island, there is Mikimoto’s “Memorial Hall” along with the “Pearl Museum”. This Hall is showing the amazing works of Mikimoto Kokichi who developed Japanese pearl … Continue reading →