A taste of the district
Ginza is Tokyo's premier luxury quarter and the birthplace of the cultured pearl — Mikimoto Kōkichi grew the first one in 1893 and opened his Ginza shop in 1899, founding the whole industry from this street. The pearl is the district's signature, sold in the calm appointment showrooms along Chūō-dōri. These are the forms that pearl is worn in, sourced on Amazon so a taste of Ginza can travel home.
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Strand
Cultured Akoya pearl · 14K gold
A single strand of round cultured pearls — the form Mikimoto built the industry around, and the piece Ginza's pearl salons are built around.
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Cultured Akoya pearl · 14K gold
A matched pair of cultured pearls — the quiet, understated piece that suits Ginza's service-led, quiet-luxury character.
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Cultured Akoya pearl · 14K gold
A pearl suspended to catch the light as it moves — the dressier cousin of the stud, at home in Ginza's appointment showrooms.
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Cultured Akoya pearl · 14K gold
A single cultured pearl on a fine gold chain — the simplest way to wear the cultured pearl the district gave the world, one bead doing all the work.
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Cultured Akoya pearl · 14K gold
A strung line of matched cultured pearls for the wrist — the strand's shorter form, asking the same evenness Ginza's houses are known for.
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Cultured pearl · silver or gold
A single cultured pearl raised on a band — the gem the district founded, worn on the hand rather than the neck.
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Pearl & diamond · silver or gold
A cultured pearl with a diamond accent below the bale — the fusion of pearl and diamond found in Ginza's high-jewellery houses.
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Quartz · gold-tone steel
A slim gold-toned dress watch — Ginza's flagship boutiques sell fine watches and pearls side by side, quiet luxury either way.
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