Sasaki Kogei was recently awarded the Gift Show 2009 Eco Company of the Year award. Their commitment to sustainability is quite impressive. Their all-natural paints and oils, as well as their recycling/reusing efforts are one thing. But the fact that they have maintained an active tree-planting program over the last several years sets them apart from other eco companies. And their products are gorgeous. I love this wood-worker set, which I featured 2 years ago in my gift guide from Japan. A recent favorite is this wooden measuring stick that helps you track the growth of your toddler. But uuum, …how shall I put this? Only in Japan could a company like this get away with actively promoting smith and Wesson toy guns and gorgeously crafted cigarette holders. That’s Japan for you.
Want to know more great things about Japan? Check out cnngo’s recent article on 50 reasons why Tokyo is the greatest city in the world.
October 10, 2009 at 3:11 am
What makes Japanese quality so damn good? Every-time I’m in Tokyo I’m amazed by it. It seems to touch everything, you can get a better crepe in tokyo than you can in Paris, the attention to detail blows me away. Glad I found your blog.
October 9, 2009 at 11:11 pm
What makes Japanese quality so damn good? Every-time I’m in Tokyo I’m amazed by it. It seems to touch everything, you can get a better crepe in tokyo than you can in Paris, the attention to detail blows me away. Glad I found your blog.
October 10, 2009 at 8:26 pm
This is so cute! I am going to the b-day party for my friend’s son who turned 1 last month. I wish I could get this for him.
October 10, 2009 at 4:26 pm
This is so cute! I am going to the b-day party for my friend’s son who turned 1 last month. I wish I could get this for him.
October 7, 2010 at 2:37 pm
Very well written article indeed, thank you so much for sharing such information with us.