The story
Founded by Mikimoto Kōkichi on Mar 1899, in Ginza.1
Private company
Mikimoto
Logo: K. Mikimoto & Co., Ltd., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Japanese jewellery company
Mikimoto, officially K. Mikimoto & Co., Ltd., is a Japanese jewellery company specialising in cultured pearls and other fine jewellery. It was founded by Kōkichi Mikimoto in 1899 after his experiments in pearl cultivation on the coast of Mie Prefecture.2 It was founded by Mikimoto Kōkichi.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
Mar 1899Founded1
- Industryjewelry industry, retail1
- HeadquartersToyosu1
- Founded inGinza1
- Websitewww.mikimoto.com/jp
- Legal formkabushiki gaisha1
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Mikimoto, officially K. Mikimoto & Co., Ltd., is a Japanese jewellery company specialising in cultured pearls and other fine jewellery. It was founded by Kōkichi Mikimoto in 1899 after his experiments in pearl cultivation on the coast of Mie Prefecture.2
Leadership
Who has led Mikimoto, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderMikimoto Kōkichi1
Products and brands
- jewelry
- pearl
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- Mar 1899Founded Founded in Ginza1
Links
- Websitewww.mikimoto.com/jp1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/MIKIMOTO1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/official_mikimoto1
- YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UClgRvgxQDwswOzk4cyE5lqw1
- WikipediaMikimoto (company)
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ11341902
Sources
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- 1WikidataMikimoto on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaMikimoto on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsMikimoto logo by K. Mikimoto & Co., Ltd., Public domain
- 4Wikimedia CommonsMikimoto photo by Oiuysdfg, CC BY-SA 3.0