For International Customers Visiting Kobe
If you are looking for Japanese Akoya pearls in Kobe, we would be happy to assist you by appointment.
Yokota Pearls mainly offers formal Akoya pearl necklace and earring sets.
We are a small specialty store operated by one person, and we assist one group at a time. Pearl selection often takes time, as we explain differences in size, quality, color, luster, and price.
To allow us to prepare and assist you properly, please make a reservation at least one day in advance.
Same-day or short-notice visits may not be available.
Thank you very much for your understanding.
Due to the significant decline in Japanese Akoya pearl production in recent years, high-quality Akoya pearls have become increasingly difficult to obtain.
For this reason, our product selection is more limited than in the past. However, we still keep selected Akoya pearl necklace and earring sets in stock for retail customers.
We do not currently offer South Sea pearls. We may have some Tahitian Black pearls in stock, but availability is limited.
We usually have a few Tahitian black pearl necklaces like this in stock, depending on availability.
Under the current market situation, we do not offer wholesale supply at this time. Thank you very much for your understanding.
For this reason, our product selection is more limited than in the past. However, we still keep selected Akoya pearl necklace and earring sets in stock for retail customers.
We do not currently offer South Sea pearls. We may have some Tahitian Black pearls in stock, but availability is limited.
We usually have a few Tahitian black pearl necklaces like this in stock, depending on availability.
Under the current market situation, we do not offer wholesale supply at this time. Thank you very much for your understanding.
5-21 Hanakuma-Cho, Chuo-Ku, Kobe 650-0013
Open: 13:00-19:00
Closed: Tuesdays & Wednesdays
- There are some criteria that decide pearl quality. Pearl price come from the blend of each criterion. So the balance of quality and price is one of important things when buying pearls. We offer the best pearl for every buyers with hearing customer's request one by one. We have experienced e-commerce for more than 24 years in addition to exporting experience for over 60 years. You can buy at Yokota Pearls with trust.
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Clarify the Relation between Price and Quality
- High quality and low price never go together. Pearl farmers always cost big money and spend a lot of time and care on cultivating. even though, unfortunately, truly high quality pearls are only a few in the total crops. We try to supply quality pearls at reasonable price, on another front, we think we have to send a message that "high quality and low price never go together" as a company specializing in pearls.
Feel free to ask me about cultured pearls at any time.
Director: Nobuyuki Yokota
Japan Pearl Promotion Society Certified "Specialist"
There are only 8 Specialist in Japan (as of 2022)
E-Mail Inquiries
Director: Nobuyuki Yokota
Japan Pearl Promotion Society Certified "Specialist"
There are only 8 Specialist in Japan (as of 2022)
E-Mail Inquiries
Our Founder
In the 1960's, our founder Minoru Yokota presented a string of cultured pearls to the 12,000,000th visitor to the New York World's Fair, as a president of the Japan Cultured Pearl Exprters' Association.
August 1966
East Meets West on the occasion of the "the largest single shipment of pearls out of Japan in the history of the industry".
He had been a president of the Japan Pearl Exporters Assosiation for over 10 years from 1950's to 1960's.