Eyevan is a Japanese eyewear brand and purely Japanese-made eyewear. It was jointly established in 1972 by Kensuke Ishizu, who led VAN Jacket,Inc. (a men's clothing company) with Tetsuji Yamamoto, a founder of Optec Japan. The eyewear is made by skilled craftsmen in the town of Sabae in the Fukui Perfecture. Eyeglasses are made on eby one through more than 200 processes, such as sticking to detail as polishing the frames many times. The "Sabae brand" has been maintained by overlapping passionate soul of every person who loves making things.