Ezaki Memorial Museum in Osaka

I would like to inform Glico company Ezaki Memorial Museum.
This museum exsists near JR Tsukato station.
I get off at Tsukamoto station, walk northeast about 15 minutes, arrive at this museum.



I enter from Head Office, about 50m distance, this museum is existing.
This museum is second floor building.


Museum is only second floor, first floor is an assembly hall.
No charge for entering.


Founder is Toshiichi Ezaki, he was born at Saga prefecture at 1882, he died at 97 ly ears old.
At 1921, he found Glycogen at oyster.
He use Glycogen to caramel 'Glico'.
This caramel is hit product.
This museum shows founders history, company's history, hit products, famos advertising, and bonus.

I climb second floor, big runner goaling statue is seen.

First I see the founder's video for 12 minutes.
Next is company's history, and company's trademark history.

Current trademark is 7th mark.
Neon at Shinsaibashi is changed to 6th generation from last October.


But 6th Neon is not shown in this museum.
Next is factory history.
Horie factory, Toyosaki factory's models are seen.

Next is delivering car.

Next is founder making caramel photo.

Vending machine with movie is seen.

10 sen coin is necessary for this machine.
When enter 10sen coin to this machine, machine shows movie for 2 minutes.
Glico caramel is dropped in bottom, and change is returned.
This is a pioneer of vending machine at 1933.

Next is famouse TV-CM.

Momoe Yamaguchi, Seiko Matsuda, Yoko Minamino, Manami Honjyo are seen.

Turn next corner, Founders room is seen.
This room has many goods of founder's.

Final is Glico bonus.
Lots of bonus are seen.

Museum floor is not large, field trip needs 1 or 1.5 hours.

Finishing this field trip, I receive Glico with bonus.


Memorial goods are selling.
I buy the runner with bonus at 500yen.



If you are Glico fun, please visit this museum.

That's it.