Thursday, June 16, 2011

Spectacle Frame Manufacturing Industry in Japan


A worker checks spectacle frame on a production line at the Makoto Optical factory on June 16, 2011 in Sabae city, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Over 90% of Japanese and 20% of the rest of the world use frames made in Sabae city. Sabae City recently created the world's longest chain of spectacle frames, measuring over 2km in length and using 16,830 frames, getting into the Guinness Book of World Records on May 5, 2011. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gellry) 8228
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A worker checks spectacle frame on a production line at the Makoto Optical factory on June 16, 2011 in Sabae city, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Over 90% of Japanese and 20% of the rest of the world use frames made in Sabae city. Sabae City recently created the world's longest chain of spectacle frames, measuring over 2km in length and using 16,830 frames, getting into the Guinness Book of World Records on May 5, 2011. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gellry)8030

A workers check spectacle frame on a production line at the Makoto Optical factory on June 16, 2011 in Sabae city, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Over 90% of Japanese and 20% of the rest of the world use frames made in Sabae city. Sabae City recently created the world's longest chain of spectacle frames, measuring over 2km in length and using 16,830 frames, getting into the Guinness Book of World Records on May 5, 2011. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gellry)8170

A worker checks spectacle frame on a production line at the Makoto Optical factory on June 16, 2011 in Sabae city, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Over 90% of Japanese and 20% of the rest of the world use frames made in Sabae city. Sabae City recently created the world's longest chain of spectacle frames, measuring over 2km in length and using 16,830 frames, getting into the Guinness Book of World Records on May 5, 2011. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gellry)7933

A worker checks spectacle frame on a production line at the Makoto Optical factory on June 16, 2011 in Sabae city, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Over 90% of Japanese and 20% of the rest of the world use frames made in Sabae city. Sabae City recently created the world's longest chain of spectacle frames, measuring over 2km in length and using 16,830 frames, getting into the Guinness Book of World Records on May 5, 2011. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gellry)8284

A worker checks spectacle frame on a production line at the Makoto Optical factory on June 16, 2011 in Sabae city, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Over 90% of Japanese and 20% of the rest of the world use frames made in Sabae city. Sabae City recently created the world's longest chain of spectacle frames, measuring over 2km in length and using 16,830 frames, getting into the Guinness Book of World Records on May 5, 2011. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gellry)8065

A worker cuts spectacle frame on a production line at the Makoto Optical factory on June 16, 2011 in Sabae city, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Over 90% of Japanese and 20% of the rest of the world use frames made in Sabae city. Sabae City recently created the world's longest chain of spectacle frames, measuring over 2km in length and using 16,830 frames, getting into the Guinness Book of World Records on May 5, 2011. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gellry)7411

A worker checks spectacle frame on a production line at the Makoto Optical factory on June 16, 2011 in Sabae city, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Over 90% of Japanese and 20% of the rest of the world use frames made in Sabae city. Sabae City recently created the world's longest chain of spectacle frames, measuring over 2km in length and using 16,830 frames, getting into the Guinness Book of World Records on May 5, 2011. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gellry)7439

A worker arranges spectacle frames on a cabinet at the shop on June 16, 2011 in Sabae city, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Over 90% of Japanese and 20% of the rest of the world use frames made in Sabae city. Sabae City recently created the world's longest chain of spectacle frames, measuring over 2km in length and using 16,830 frames, getting into the Guinness Book of World Records on May 5, 2011. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gellry)8705

A worker checks spectacle frame on a production line at the Makoto Optical factory on June 16, 2011 in Sabae city, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Over 90% of Japanese and 20% of the rest of the world use frames made in Sabae city. Sabae City recently created the world's longest chain of spectacle frames, measuring over 2km in length and using 16,830 frames, getting into the Guinness Book of World Records on May 5, 2011. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gellry)7495

A workers check spectacle frame on a production line at the Makoto Optical factory on June 16, 2011 in Sabae city, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Over 90% of Japanese and 20% of the rest of the world use frames made in Sabae city. Sabae City recently created the world's longest chain of spectacle frames, measuring over 2km in length and using 16,830 frames, getting into the Guinness Book of World Records on May 5, 2011. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gellry)7633

A worker caries spectacle frame on a production line at the Makoto Optical factory on June 16, 2011 in Sabae city, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Over 90% of Japanese and 20% of the rest of the world use frames made in Sabae city. Sabae City recently created the world's longest chain of spectacle frames, measuring over 2km in length and using 16,830 frames, getting into the Guinness Book of World Records on May 5, 2011. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gellry)7866

A worker checks spectacle frame on a production line at the Makoto Optical factory on June 16, 2011 in Sabae city, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Over 90% of Japanese and 20% of the rest of the world use frames made in Sabae city. Sabae City recently created the world's longest chain of spectacle frames, measuring over 2km in length and using 16,830 frames, getting into the Guinness Book of World Records on May 5, 2011. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gellry)7881

A worker checks spectacle frame on a production line at the Makoto Optical factory on June 16, 2011 in Sabae city, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Over 90% of Japanese and 20% of the rest of the world use frames made in Sabae city. Sabae City recently created the world's longest chain of spectacle frames, measuring over 2km in length and using 16,830 frames, getting into the Guinness Book of World Records on May 5, 2011. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gellry)8149

A man works inside the spectacle museum on June 16, 2011 in Sabae city, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Over 90% of Japanese and 20% of the rest of the world use frames made in Sabae city. Sabae City recently created the world's longest chain of spectacle frames, measuring over 2km in length and using 16,830 frames, getting into the Guinness Book of World Records on May 5, 2011. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gellry)8506

A worker walks over the spectacle frames cabinet at the shop on June 16, 2011 in Sabae city, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Over 90% of Japanese and 20% of the rest of the world use frames made in Sabae city. Sabae City recently created the world's longest chain of spectacle frames, measuring over 2km in length and using 16,830 frames, getting into the Guinness Book of World Records on May 5, 2011. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gellry)8725

A man works inside the spectacle museum on June 16, 2011 in Sabae city, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Over 90% of Japanese and 20% of the rest of the world use frames made in Sabae city. Sabae City recently created the world's longest chain of spectacle frames, measuring over 2km in length and using 16,830 frames, getting into the Guinness Book of World Records on May 5, 2011. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gellry)8498

A worker checks spectacle frame on a production line at the Makoto Optical factory on June 16, 2011 in Sabae city, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Over 90% of Japanese and 20% of the rest of the world use frames made in Sabae city. Sabae City recently created the world's longest chain of spectacle frames, measuring over 2km in length and using 16,830 frames, getting into the Guinness Book of World Records on May 5, 2011. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gellry)8312
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