The ancients were getting fire from volcanic eruptions and lightning strikes.

Eventually, the friction between trees and the impact of metal and stone began to generate fire,In 1827, a British walker made a match like this,After that, a safety match was invented in Sweden in 1855, in which the match was rubbed against the side medicine of a small box and ignited.

In Japan, Makoto Shimizu started production of domestic matches in 1875 (Meiji 8),During the Meiji and Taisho eras, it became the world's three largest match producing countries alongside Sweden and the United States.

In this "match world", about 150 years of match history and trivia about match,In addition to the "Virtual Museum" that introduces the Match Label Collection,We will send out information such as match events and industry activities.

Virtual Museum

This is a "match" museum run by the Japan Rinshin Industrial Association.

You can see various information about matches such as match history and trivia.

In the permanent exhibition corner, the approximately 40,000 match label collections held by the Japan Phosphorus Industry Association From the "Rankei Bunko", focusing on those from the Meiji era to the prewar period, We will introduce many selected works.