Hiromu Shibata set up a glass factory in Kanda Sudacho, Tokyo, in 1921 to make laboratory glassware. Hario later built its own glass melting plant, and in 1948 it began making household goods with the coffee syphon.
The V60 dripper, named for its conical shape and 60-degree angle, went on sale in October 2005. By Hario's count, it was used to win six of the first eleven World Brewers Cup titles.
