Tajima Glass, Tokyo

The Shape of Flavor

A handblown glass for craft beer, from a Tokyo glassworks founded in 1956.

See the two sizes

A wide bowl, a narrow neck, and glass 0.9 mm thin.

The bowl gives the beer room to open up. The neck gathers the aroma and brings it to you as you drink. The thin rim lets the beer reach your tongue without getting in the way.

  • Craft beer with a creamy head in the Tajima glass

    01 Aroma

    The round bowl lets hop aromas build. The narrow neck holds them until you lift the glass.

  • Close-up of the foam on a craft beer

    02 Flavor

    The rim guides the beer to the tip of the tongue, where sweetness and fruit come through first.

  • Golden craft beer poured into the glass

    03 Color

    At 0.9 mm, the glass is clear enough to show the haze and color of the beer inside.

Made in Tokyo

Blown into a mold, by hand

Tajima Glass is known for its Mt. Fuji glass and Edo kiriko. This shape is made by kata-buki: the craftsman blows molten glass into a mold while turning it. A wide body that narrows to a slim neck is hard to blow, and only a few of their artisans can make it.

Read the story on Japan Documented

Two sizes

Find your perfect fit

One shape in two sizes: 475 ml for a full pour, 300 ml for lighter beers and tasting flights.

Raising two Tajima glasses of craft beer
Craft beer being poured into a Tajima glass

Hand-wash recommended: the glass is 0.9 mm thin.