Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on June 2013

When you hear of Mount Fuji beer glasses you might imagine a box of kitsch gifts on sale at one of Narita Airport’s souvenir shops. But these tasteful drinking vessels were garlanded with the Tokyo Midtown Award in 2008 for their design. Fill them up in the Japanese style of frothy pouring and behold as the sacred mountain appears before you (as it might look after a sandstorm). Made by Sugahara, the glasses (¥3,776 each, in a nod to the metric height of the peak) come in a wooden box and are gift-wrappable for free with a colored ribbon or a noshi commemorative attachment for special occasions. Add a gift card with a message of 100 characters, and shipping is ¥600 unless your order tops ¥15,000.