'22nd Glass Bottle Award 2026' — Products Using Glass Bottles by Our Company and Group Companies Receive Awards

This time, products using glass bottles manufactured by Nippon Yamamura Glass Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Hyogo Prefecture, President and Representative Director: Noboru Yamamura; hereinafter 'the Company') and its group company Yamamura Seibensho Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Hyogo Prefecture, Representative Director and President: Kohei Asano; hereinafter 'Yamamura Seibensho') have received awards at the '22nd Glass Bottle Award 2026.'

What is the 'Glass Bottle Award'? The Glass Bottle Award is one of the industry's largest events, hosted by the Japan Glass Bottle Association. Glass bottle products launched over the course of one year (December 2024 – December 2025) are evaluated and recognized from multiple perspectives including design, functionality, and environmental performance. The event is held with the aim of raising awareness of the many outstanding glass bottle products released each year and deepening public appreciation for glass bottles. ■ Awards Received at the '22nd Glass Bottle Award 2026' At this 22nd edition, a product using a glass bottle made by the Company received the Miki Tominaga Award and the Japan Glass Bottle Association Special Award, while a product using a glass bottle made by Yamamura Seibensho received the Rina Mirai Award. Going forward, the Company will continue to manufacture beautiful, high-quality glass bottles and, in collaboration with industry associations, strive through various activities to help consumers broadly understand and appreciate the appeal of glass bottles.

Miki Tominaga Award Can Water Co., Ltd. 'EASTBLUE M' Glass bottle: Nippon Yamamura Glass Co., Ltd. The product was selected for the Miki Tominaga Award based on the following evaluation: 'Its striking presence, radiating its own brilliance, was truly breathtaking. The bottle, finished with a beautiful mirror surface using half-aluminum vapor deposition technology, harmonizes beautifully with the purple hue layered on top, perfectly embodying the concept's gorgeous and sexy worldview. This product demonstrates the breadth of expression and potential that glass bottles possess.' Rina Mirai Award ACOU SPIRITS Co., Ltd. 'ACOU RUM Silver' / 'ACOU RUM Aging α FIRST EDITION 2025' Glass bottle: Yamamura Seibensho Co., Ltd. 'The bottle, inspired by the goddess of the sacred 'Acou tree,' features rounded shoulders...