PHOTO: Dragons from the fire
![JAPAN NEWS-YOMIURI
<strong>Dragons from the </strong><strong>fire</strong>: Discarded glass bottles collected in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, were recycled and transformed into dragon figurines at Okazaki Garasu Kobo Aoi workshop for the Year of the Dragon. An artisan uses a metal rod to roll melted glass. The workshop produced about 1,200 figurines and sold them for 2,200 yen (about $15.50) apiece.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/web1_japan-glass-c0af35ca-78ef-11ee-867f-612cf27f5642.jpg)
JAPAN NEWS-YOMIURI
Dragons from the fire: Discarded glass bottles collected in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, were recycled and transformed into dragon figurines at Okazaki Garasu Kobo Aoi workshop for the Year of the Dragon. An artisan uses a metal rod to roll melted glass. The workshop produced about 1,200 figurines and sold them for 2,200 yen (about $15.50) apiece.
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