Tsuyoshi Nakamura177x200Tsuyoshi is a third generation scientific glassblower that began learning glassblowing 33 years ago in 1981 at SINWA GLASS WORKS. In 1983 he was employed as a scientific glassblower with NAKAMURA WORKS Co-Ltd. In 1986 he was independent within the company, NAKAMURA RIKA Inc.in Tokyo Japan. Since 2006 he is the director of the Tokyo Scientific Glassblowers Union (TRGK), and in 2012 became the Managing Director.Tsuyoshi presented a technical demonstration at the 2012 ASGS annual symposium. He received the award for Most Significant Contribution by an International Delegate to the 2012 ISGE in Corning, NY.