Seiko Garasu is a blown-glass studio run by Yoshiki Ito, based in the Senboku Plain in Daisen, Akita Prefecture. He learned glassblowing at the Noto Island Glass Studio in Ishikawa Prefecture and was inspired to pursue a career as a craftsman by Shinzo Kotani of Kurashiki Glass. Working with craft glass in the blown-glass technique, he focuses mainly on everyday vessels. His work is prized for its gentle, undulating quality and substantial feel, and his warm, handcrafted pieces—imbued with the spirit of mingei (folk craft)—have received awards at the Japan Folk Crafts Museum Exhibition and the Koku-ten.