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A few more edits to add to the showroom pics

Thank you BWeaves, CTD and Pella! Pella, I re-did the showroom pics as they were a little too jumbled. Also trying to omit tags, as they are not representative of actual pricing, but that still doesn’t mean there isn’t a lot of sighing…

A group photo from the evening-

The Welcome Party was another ceremonious event. I really fell down on the job tonight. I didn’t get any photos of the banquet hall and by the time the speaking concluded, I turned around and the buffet was already in full action, so I didn’t get any photos of that either.:sad: The evening...

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And pearly pics as we walked around the showroom-

After the ribbon cutting, we were led on a little tour of the showroom by Mr. Chikazawa, the owner of Kitamura Pearls, the farm we visited on Tsushima Island the first day. I took a few pics while on the tour-

Thanks so much everyone for following along! This morning we met in the hotel lobby and walked over to the Pearl Fair. The venue is right across the street from where we are staying. The opening ceremony is quite ceremonious. Several of the officials give a speech, then one by one they are...

I would like to thank Mr. Shah for generously allowing me to play with all his pearls and for sharing his story and the history of the company.

The lighting in the showroom was casting little snowflakes on some of the pics. I have to say I was kind of loving the effect.

Can you find the needle in the pearl-stack? The needles are specially crafted for them as they need a unique size of needle as well as thread to work with the tiny keshi. Before this, they used horse hair for needles. The craftsmen who make these needles are also a part of the essential...

Mr. Shah came into the business in 1985. For 50 years, they started collecting keshi and selling only what they needed to survive. With whatever money they made, they would purchase more keshi. He and his father had the same vision. They have controlled their buying and have an exemplary stock...

Mr. Sundeep Shah is the face behind the company that began with his father. Born and raised in Japan, but Indian by origin. His father came to Japan in 1956 to work for his uncle who was a pearl dealer. He immediately fell in love with the country and the people and knew this is where he would...

Day 5. It was a free day today! We went our separate ways for the day. Several people traveled to Nara to experience the Deer Park. Although I don’t remember a lot about it other than the deer roaming freely, I did experience the park when I was younger. I really wanted to go shopping. I love...

Day 5. We hopped on a van and journeyed out to Mikimoto Island. This will be a short post because I did a pretty deep dive into Mikimoto Pearl Island a few years ago in the thread titled “A Visit to Mikimoto Pearl Island”. The rest stops here are large and almost like a strip mall. I love the...

Some sorting cards (with the help of Google Translate) that represent the sorting process. Blemishes Luster Shape Nacre We were able to walk to our new hotel from here. It’s conveniently located across from the Japan Pearl Fair Venue. Our hosts are now on their way to prepare for the...