Japan is home to the world’s most famous and sophisticated Mikimoto pearls. The indigenous craft began its first pearl cultivation in 1893 at a pearl oyster farm at the Shinmei inlet on Ago Bay in Mie Prefecture. The founder, Kokichi Mikimoto (1858-1954), was fascinated by pearl divers in Ise when he was a…
ANN/THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN – This year marks 130 years since Kokichi Mikimoto (1858-1954), known as the ‘Pearl King’, became the first person in the world to succeed in pearl cultivation in 1893. A special exhibition to commemorate the milestone is currently being held at the Pearl Museum on Mikimoto Pearl Island in Toba, Mie Prefecture, […]
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