At the start of each fishing season, ama gather to pray for safety and a bountiful harvest. In coastal shrines, they offer ...

Pinctada fucata martensii, also known as Akoya pearl oysters, consist of both black- and yellow-shell varieties. Found in the sandy bottoms of estuaries, Akoya oysters are mostly cultivated in Japan ...

TASAKI, the A-list-adored Japanese jewellery brand ... specialists and the world's principal producer of precious Akoya pearls, TASAKI is an exciting new addition that comes shortly after the ...

and a Tasaki necklace in Akoya pearl and diamonds While Tasaki and ... The first modern cultured pearl was created in 1893 by the Japanese entrepreneur Kokichi Mikimoto. In the 1920s and 1930s ...

This trend has impacted all pearl varieties: Akoya, which are produced in Japan; freshwater pearls and South Sea pearls, including the black pearls typical of Tahiti; and golden pearls produced in the ...

beginning with its 2020 collaboration with the Japanese fashion brand Comme des Garçons on a collection of silver chain necklaces strung with Akoya and South Sea pearls. (The advertising campaign ...

Real pearls appear to glow from within. Their lustrous appearance comes from light waves reflected off their inner surface layers. Ranging in colour from white with a touch of blush, as in Japan’s ...

Shunsaku Tasaki established his business in 1954, when he set up as a pearl farmer in Kobe, on Japan's Osaka Bay. He specialised in Akoya pearls, which are revered for their satin finish and ...

since Tan is also a supplier of fine Akoya pearls from Mie and Kobe in Japan. This is why she has consistent access to a wide range of Akoya pearl colours that are not commonly seen in Singapore. Tan ...