A-Z of Eyewear: JKL

Made in Japan is one of the most prestigious labels in the global eyewear business, built upon more than a century of expertise centred in the Fukui prefecture. Located on the west coast of Japan’s main island Honshu, the area’s capital, Fukui City, dates its first production of eyewear to 1905. Brothers Masunaga and Kohachi Gozaemon led the inception, with the aim of finding a source of income for the farming off-season. Driven by the onset of widespread printing and a subsequent demand for reading glasses, production soon spread to nearby Sabae City, which has been synonymous with Japanese eyewear and master craftsmanship ever since.