"I would like to adorn the necks of all the women of the world with pearls," Kokichi Mikimoto said shortly after he succeeded in culturing a perfectly round pearl. He seemed to be rambling on about an unachievable dream. However, the elegant beauty of Kokichi's cultured pearls was eventually recognized by women throughout the world, and his wish was fulfilled, as the name "Mikimoto" became well-known around the globe.

With his keen, instinctive sense of beauty, Kokichi was the most enthusiastic of jewelers, a man who devoted his life to the cultured pearls and pearl jewelry that he loved and set his hopes upon.