Mie and Japan’s akoya tradition
Japan is a recognised centre of akoya cultivation and pearl-industry history.
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The practical reason to open Mie and Japan’s akoya tradition is clear: use origin to understand tradition, then judge the actual pearl separately. The controlling source describes the record this way: japan is a recognised centre of akoya cultivation and pearl-industry history.
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Use origin to understand tradition, then judge the actual pearl separately.
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Japan is a recognised centre of akoya cultivation and pearl-industry history.
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Use origin to understand tradition, then judge the actual pearl separately.
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