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Who knew Jen is obsessed with “The Claw.” We passed an arcade on our way back from dinner but the claws were super loose so no prizes made it to the chute.

Day 3 of the Japan Pearl Fair. There are two more seminars on the 3rd day. The first is given by Waka Yamamoto, on assessing the quality of pearls. Using a pic that Hisano shared of some of our group deep into evaluating pearls. The second seminar was a panel discussion with members of...

This morning I will be off to the airport in Osaka for my flight home. I will post about Day 3 of the Japan Pearl Fair and final thoughts when I return home as it’s been a little challenging to upload the photos. To be continued…

Thank you, BWeaves! The weather has been very pleasant. In the Fukuoka area it was sunny and hit high 60’s- 70 as a daytime high. It’s getting cooler now and in Kobe we are in the low to mid 60’s.

Day 9, and Day 2 of the Japan Pearl Fair. We met with Yuko Yamashita in the morning. Yuko is a Professor at Hitotsubashi University and with the JPEA is focused on the marketing aspects of Akoya pearls. She conducted interviews with our group about the allure of Akoya pearls, the concerns and...

Since Bunny and Traveling Pearl haven’t been out to play much on this trip, I found a buddy for her. Chococat is one of my favorite Sanrio characters.

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.