KIRIYAMA Yataro who is an invention division director now at the company started Kiriyama Glass Works Co.

In 1942 KIRIYAMA started to work at a military laboratory in Noborito (Meidi University now). At the laboratory he experienced lots of mission especially chemical experiments, for the experiments, many kinds of laboratory glass wears were used. KIRIYAMA began to learn technique of making laboratory glass wears from Master FUJIWARA Shiro in FUJI syokai (Fujiwara Scientific Company Co.)

After WWⅡ he began to work at Medicinal department in Tokyo University as a laboratory glass wear maker. He produced and fixed glass wears at the laboratory. At the same time he realized how the glass wears worked in real time. In 1945, at the pharmacy, there is a problem with mixing glucose and distilled water by dispenser. KIRIYAMA improved the dispenser usefully.

From that experience, he started producing laboratory wear business. Now Kiriyama Glass Works Co. is based on his many experiences.