If it weren’t for Kokichi Mikimoto, we might be living in a world without pearls. As a young man growing up in a seaside Japanese village, Mikimoto observed the diminishing supply of natural pearls ...

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Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. If it weren’t for Kokichi Mikimoto, we might be living in a world without ...

Founded in Ginza, Japan, in 1893, Mikimoto is a high-end jeweler that specializes in cultured pearls. Industry experts and consumers with an affinity for the stone worldwide often regard the brand as ...

A visit to the Mikimoto Tatoku Pearl Farm where the culturing process was developed 130 years ago. Raft-like platforms float on the bay’s surface at the Mikimoto Tatoku Pearl Farm in Japan, while ...

The magical lustre of pearls has for centuries been a source of mystery and the subject of legend. The ancients believed pearls were teardrops of mermaids, or dew drops swallowed by oysters that swam ...

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