We hope you are all doing well in these difficult times. Thanks to you, we have been able to celebrate today - our 100th anniversary.

Many people may be wondering if the milestone is the 100th anniversary, so I'd like to share some background information that hasn't been made public before.

Our company, Fuji Lighting Co., Ltd. , is a fishing tackle manufacturer that has been making products useful for night fishing here in Osaka since 1920.

Our company is the grey building in the foreground, and you can clearly see the tallest building in Japan, Abeno Harukas.

Our company is a specialized manufacturer that mainly develops products related to "light," starting with carbide lamps, fish attracting lights, headlamps, and electric floats.

This photo was taken in front of the company when the founder was leaving for war. The display window on the right displays carbide lamps , which the company has been producing since its founding.

Our company was linked to in Wikipedia's external links.

I found this early model carbide lamp on Yahoo Auctions the other day and won the bid.

Second generation, brass carbide lamp with "Fuji Safety Lamp" tag.

The third generation model is now made with colored steel plates. I was often on the assembly line, cutting, caulking, gluing, and assembling the steel plates. lol. Unfortunately, production of this model ended about five years ago.

And we set up a special booth to celebrate our 100th anniversary at the recent Fishing Show Osaka. Here are some photos from that time.

Since I had the chance, I decided to create a 100-year history.

In addition to carbide lamps

At that time, I even made things like this.

BEST QUALITY "FUJI" HEAD LAMP. The previous owner must have loved the tricolor. It's very cute.

In the 1980s, they also manufactured stoves, heaters, and lanterns.

I can't get this kind of coloring out right now, but it looks really good.

The font on the label is also great.

Then, taking advantage of the outdoor boom of the 90s, he launched a new brand called "WEST HILL." The name comes from the combination of WEST and HILL. It's playful.

ZEXUS was founded 12 years ago as a manufacturer of fishing tackle headlights, utilizing the know-how it has accumulated through its continued manufacturing of a variety of products, including the above.

Then, six years ago, milestone was born as an outdoor headlamp.

Although we are a small company, all of our employees will work together to make the next 100 years a success.

Finally, although we remain in unpredictable times, I hope that the situation will end as soon as possible.

To illuminate a bright future...  LIGHTING_YOUR_WAY

April 1, 2020

milestone  Nishioka  Shuhei