1930s MIKOMOTO PEARL COMPANY PROMO FILM PRE-WAR TOKYO JAPAN TRAVELOGUE 22394

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website The footage from the 1930s, probably produced by the Mikimoto Pearl company, showcases the Mikimoto Pearl company pearl-farming operation, starting with the founder and inventor of pearl farming, Kokichi Mikimoto himself. The film details the entire process of seeding, growing, and harvesting of pearl, and making pearl jewelry. The movie also features footage of the famous Japanese sightseeing spots, such as the Tokyo Imperial palace, Great Buddha of Kamakura, footage of the first statue of the Great Buddha of Kobe/Hyogo (1893-1944), seascapes of the Ago and Gokasho Bays, the sites of Kintai bridge of Iwakuni, and the Itsukushima shrine in Hiroshima. 0:07 Some sort of draped archway 0:09 An elderly Kokichi Mikimoto (1858-1954) – founder of Mikimoto Pearl and the inventor of pearl-farming 0:20 Card: Mikimoto Pearl Farm, at Gulf of Gokasho  0:28-0:55 footage of th