Nihonbashitomizawacho. Condominiums are built around here, but it is a very quiet area with few traffic on weekends. There is an eye-catching building along Daimon Street, which is two from the Horidomecho intersection on Ningyocho Street. It is obvious at a glance that it has not been built very recently. This is the headquarters building of HARIO Co., Ltd., known for its heat-resistant glass products.
Although this day was a weekday, I didn't see people coming in and out, but at the foot that seems to be the front entrance, there is a plate of "registered Tangible Cultural Property" from the Agency for Cultural Affairs.
There is also one entrance light in the upper right corner, which is also in the front. The thick and warm shape catchs your eye. Maybe it's made in-house. The signboard with the company name like a stencil plate is also wonderful. No matter where you look at the outer wall, the details are really beautiful.
This building is said to have been built in 1932 (Showa 7) as the Kawasaki Saving Bank Tomizawacho Branch. After that, it was used as the Joyo Bank Tokyo Branch and the accompanying Horidome Branch. Many of the bank buildings are heavily built. After that, Hario Glass Co., Ltd. moved its headquarters to this building in 2000 as part of its 80th anniversary commemorative project.
I don't think Japan is aggressive in preserving old buildings, probably because of a country with many earthquakes. The building is meaningful only for people to live, so it is used carefully while being repaired in any form, and I want many people to watch it and leave it for a long time. Also, my personal hope is that the electric wires cannot be buried underground ...
HARIO Corporation
9-3, Nihonbashitomizawacho, Chuo-ku
★Hario Life ★(Blogs with information related to products)
