About C.Japan
Who we are:
About C.Japan
The coral business has become extremely challenging due to a recent and unprecedented surge in the prices of coral rough materials. In particular, the prices of Japanese Aka (red) coral and Momo (orange) coral have increased more than tenfold in recent years. Today, most coral raw materials are exported to China, and many coral factories in Japan have ceased production.
(For reference, a single branch of decent-quality red coral with a diameter of over 10 mm can now cost as much as a car.)
I worked at my father’s coral company for nearly 30 years, together with my brother and his wife. At the end of 2023, I left the company, and my wife, Akiko, and I founded a new business using a portion of the coral inventory acquired from the previous company. We also began handling a limited selection of Japanese Akoya pearls, which we source from auctions held by the Pearl Association in Ise-Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan.
C.Japan is a very small, family-run business based in Japan, operated solely by Hayaki and Akiko. We personally handle all product listings, shipping, and customer communication. Our sales mainly consist of coral inventory obtained from the previous company, along with a small number of newly polished pieces made from smaller coral branches. We became a member of the Pearl Association in Mie Prefecture in September 2021 and attend its auctions several times each year.
Due to current market conditions, many coral items are difficult or impossible to restock, and custom orders or special requests are generally not available.
In addition, prices of Japanese Akoya pearls have also soared in recent years due to extremely strong demand from China, as well as limited supply caused by the pandemic’s impact on oyster cultivation and the mass mortality of pearl oysters. As a result, it has become increasingly difficult to use these materials freely for making accessories and jewelry.
For this reason, we focus on offering middle- to lower-grade Akoya pearls and coral supplies from our past coral business, and we sell them in small quantities so that more people can enjoy creating their own accessories and jewelry.
We launched CoralJapan on Etsy in April 2019.
We launched C.Japan in 2024.
Thank you very much for supporting our small business.
Our Items
Coral
Our coral is sourced primarily from the Japanese Coral Association and from inventory of our previous coral company. None of the coral we handle is prohibited, and all coral items we sell internationally are not subject to CITES regulations.
Pearls
Our pearls are primarily sourced from auctions held by the Pearl Association in Mie Prefecture, Japan.