International Jewellery Kobe ends with solid results
June 05, 2008
Kobe, Japan—Organizers of this year's International Jewellery Kobe (IJK 2008) have announced solid business results for the show held last month.
A record 641 exhibitors from 23 countries attended the May 15-17 show, as did 16,228 visitors, accounting for the fair's largest scale yet.
A total of 168 overseas exhibitors participated in the event, increasing from 142 overseas exhibitors last year.
International exhibits at the Kobe International Exhibition Hall, where the show was held, included special country pavilions from Italy and
Japan, a well as collections from Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Lithuania, the Philippines, Poland, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.
Among the elements drawing buyers in was the show's World Pearl Area, an exhibition held each year where buyers can source top-quality pearls, plus Design World and the Designer's and Craftsman Pavilion, featuring new, fashionable jewelry.
The next International Jewellery Kobe will be held from May 14-16, 2009, at the Kobe International Exhibition Hall. IJK's sister show, the International Jewellery Tokyo (IJT), will be held from Jan. 21-24, 2009, at Tokyo Big Sight. IJT is the biggest jewelry trade show in Japan, and it will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2009. The First Tokyo International Watch Fair, the only international watch trade show in Japan, will be held concurrently with IJT.
For more information about the shows, contact organizer Reed Exhibitions at ijk-eng@reedexpo.co.jp.
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