NY_Resonant
Shiny_Rock
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omg.... i am so following this thread as I plan to spend a day in Kobe in June as well. Please update us. Have a good trip and eat the most amazing food while you are there.
Will you be seeing this one that they just posted?
Am I reading correctly the tag price on the AA necklace as $62, 000? Curious, what would the Takahashi price be for a similar rope? Higher or lower?
These Mikimoto photos are fascinating. Thank you so much for sharing them! I can see the difference between the AA and AAA strands, and also between the smaller and larger AAA strands - even from photos. I wonder what the deal is… Is the quality bar slipping with recent large akoya availability issues!?
Whoever your model is, she is beautiful and pearls suit her. She needs a necklace like the one she tried on![]()
I definitely need to save up big time for my trip to Japan in 2025 with visiting Takahashi and Kobe being on the itinerary already.
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Time it around something like this:
5th PEARL INDUSTRY FAIR -Japan-
Hybrid international BtoB exhibition held in Kobejapan-pearlfair.com
Oh my goodness! Please say hi to Mr. Kan for us!! He and Yy are so lovely.
I’m also optimistic that they will have strands that compare well with miki AA quality. My lavender akoya from them glow like crazy. I just restrung my white akoyas from them as well and forgot how lovely they are. I’m a huge fan!
Hi @NY_Resonant , please can I ask what was your final itinerary in Kobe / recommended places to go?
I’m planning a trip to Japan in September and Kobe is a must-visit for me!
If you are spending the night in Kobe, I recommend this hotel that I stayed at (amazing buffet at restaurant there btw): Kobe Minato Onsen Ren 神戸みなと温泉 蓮.
One retail vendor to visit for pearls (they have an eBay store as well, Yokota Pearls):
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Yokota Pearl · 4.7★(10) · Jewelry store
Japan, 〒650-0013 Hyogo, Kobe, Chuo Ward, Hanakumacho, 5−21 花隈ダイヤハイツ 1Fmaps.app.goo.gl
Takahashi of course…
Beyond that, I roamed around and checked a few other random Pearl retail locations but they were not good enough to warrant my recommendation. I didn’t go to any other wholeseller there on my visit because it was then the weekend and most only open on weekdays.
Thank you! Just wondering if I need to softly commit to buying something from Takahashi in order to visit? I haven’t bought anything from them before and I don’t want to waste their time in case nothing takes my fancy…
I don’t know… I mean, I had already bought a couple of stud pairs before my visit but I certainly had not committed to any purchases. I did tell them what kind of items I wanted to see, so they could have them ready for me to review… But no commitment to buy from them.