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 what to do. After lunch, I attended two seminars. The first was a group discussion led by Professor Yamashita.
The second seminar was in lecture style with Shigeru Akamatu. We were able to scan QR codes for translation to other languages, but the translation to English was a little rough for me to follow.
Following the seminars, I walked around the showroom and caught up with Jeremy and Hisano (doing a little shopping?)
There wasn’t much time left, so I headed back to the hotel to get ready for dinner. We were treated to a delicious dinner of Japanese Italian at a very popular restaurant. The meal came in several courses and each time they would change out the plates for fresh plates. Thank you so much to Mr. Takashi Ueda!
After dinner, we walked through the bustling area surrounding the Sannomiya Station to catch a taxi back to the hotel.
A look at a restaurant display featuring what tommorow’s dinner will be- okonomiyaki. More on that later…
