Pearl of KOBE - How pearls are born -

THE BIRTH OF PEARL I
A master piece of a pearl is born from pain and suffering of the mother oyster

　　1.Inseration of a nucleus
　　2.Recuperation・Back to the sea
　　3.Hama-Age(Harvesting)
　　4.Washing・Drilling
　　5.Removing stains
　　　　　　・Bleaching・Sorting
　　6.Matching and Stringing

2.Recuperation・Back to the sea

　Nucleated Akoya oysters are put into healing cages and recuperate in the quiet bay for about one month, before returning to the main rafts out in the bay. The rest of cultivating period, farmer washes the mother oyster repeatedly to remove seaweed, barnacles and other undersea growths, which is called "Oyster Cleaning". This helps the oysters secrete nacre satisfactorily.