Every year on May 15, Kyoto（京都 — the city near Osaka and Kobe）hosts the elegant Aoi Matsuri (葵祭) — one of Japan’s oldest festivals, with roots stretching back over 1,400 years.
Originally held to pray for good harvests and harmony with nature, this ancient ritual lives on in a grand procession through the streets of Kyoto.
📜 Did you know?
• People dress up in full Heian-era outfits — yes, even 🐂ox-drawn carriages are involved!
• Costumes are decorated with real hollyhock leaves 🌿 (not just for style — they symbolize harmony with nature)
• It’s like watching a thousand-year-old royal parade roll through modern Kyoto
✨ No flash — just real tradition, carefully preserved for over a thousand years.
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That quiet respect for nature and materials — expressed through every leaf and gesture — is something we truly admire.
We love how this festival reflects care and consideration — values we try to bring into our work as well.
🧬 At Watson Bio Lab, we recently updated the packaging for our pipette products —
not for the sake of change, but because we wanted to reduce waste and use resources more wisely.
🌱 The new design is:
– More compact, saving space in storage and shipping
– Lighter, lowering the impact during transportation
– Made with less paper, while keeping the same reliable quality
It’s a small change, but one we made with care —
a quiet step toward being more considerate of the materials we use and the environment we share.
