Mokumeganeya
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1997
- HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
Mokumeganeya firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Mokumeganeya
- Legal name
- 株式会社杢目金屋
- Website
- https://mokumeganeya.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1997
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Mokumeganeya industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Custom Bridal Jewelry
- NAICS
- Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing (33991), Jewelry Retailers (458310)
- SIC
- Jewelry, Precious Metal (3911), Retail-Jewelry Stores (5944)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Custom Bridal & Engagement Design (CRAKAHAB)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Engagement Rings (CRAKACAA), Wedding Bands (Bridal Rings) (CRAKACAB), Bridal & Engagement Jewelry Manufacturing (CRAKAIAC)
Keywords
Where Mokumeganeya is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Tokyo
- HQ country
- Japan
- HQ region
- Asia
Offices18 records
Markets served
Mokumeganeya business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Custom-made wedding and engagement rings: One-time custom jewelry sales. Customers order bespoke rings from design consultation through production. Average engagement ring price: 60万 yen; average wedding ring pair price: 60万 yen. Single anniversary rings available from approximately 18-19万 yen.
- Accessories and complementary jewelry: Baby rings, necklaces, pendants matching the wedding rings' mokume-gane pattern for parents or family members. Additional services include resizing, engraving, and gemstone additions.
- Maintenance and repair services: Lifetime free maintenance including cleaning, resizing, and repair services for purchased rings. Some special cases may incur fees.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Engagement rings (エンゲージリング) |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Wedding rings - pair (マリッジリング) |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Anniversary rings - single (記念リング) |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels10 records
Mokumeganeya product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Mokumeganeya manufactures and sells custom-made engagement rings, wedding bands, and complementary jewelry using the 400-year-old traditional Japanese mokume-gane metalworking technique. Each ring is handcrafted to order in the company's Tokyo atelier, combining layered precious metals (platinum, white gold, pink gold, yellow gold, green gold, silver) into unique wood-grain patterns. The company also offers proprietary Sakura Diamond cuts, parent-gift jewelry, lifetime maintenance services, and online consultations.
Product overview
Mokumeganeya (杢目金屋) is a Japanese bespoke jewelry brand specializing in engagement rings, wedding bands, and related jewelry crafted using the 400-year-old traditional Japanese mokume-gane metalworking technique. The product portfolio centers on two core collections — 婚約指輪(エンゲージリング) and 結婚指輪(マリッジリング) — both handmade to order in Mokumeganeya's Tokyo atelier using layered combinations of platinum, white gold, pink gold, yellow gold, green gold, and silver. The flagship つながるカタチ(Tsunagaru Katachi)collection allows couples to physically split a connected ring during a ceremony, creating three rings (engagement + two wedding bands) bearing the mark of their shared moment. Supporting products include the proprietary さくらダイヤモンド(Sakura Diamond) with its in-diamond cherry blossom pattern, the award-winning わかちあうベビーリング(Mom and Baby Necklace)collection, and 親御様へのギフト(Parent Gifts)using matching mokume-gane plates. Services include an online concierge for remote consultations, a lifetime maintenance warranty covering cleaning and resizing, and proposal support. Average prices are approximately ¥600,000 for engagement rings and ¥600,000 per pair for wedding rings, with lead times of 2–3 months from order.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- さくらダイヤモンド: Proprietary sakura diamond — a world-class cut technology that creates a cherry blossom pattern within the diamond, used in engagement rings and other jewelry pieces.
- つながるカタチ
Products and services
- Engagement Ring Collection (婚約指輪)
Quantifiable outcome
- Lifetime free maintenance including cleaning and resizing
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use Mokumeganeya
Customer profileNamed customers1 record
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Mokumeganeya technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Mokumeganeya partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.
- Contemporary artist Noritaka Tatehana (舘鼻則孝)flagshipCollaboration for 'Edo Tokyo Rethink Exhibition'. Mokumeganeya crafted tsuba (sword guard) fasteners for shoes designed by Tatehana using mokume-gane technique. Tatehana's shoes are permanently collectioned by Metropolitan Museum of Art and Victoria & Albert Museum in London, and famously worn by Lady Gaga.
- SEIKO Watch Corporation - CredorcoreCollaboration with SEIKO's luxury watch brand 'Credor' to create limited-edition watches featuring mokume-gane dials. The second collaboration model 'Linealx' (リネアルクス) released in November 2021, priced at 1,705,000 yen (tax included), with quantity limits. Previously collaborated in 2019 for 45th anniversary model priced at 3,000,000 yen+tax with 35 limited pieces. Created 'auspicious clouds' (瑞雲) pattern on watch dials using traditional mokume-gane technique.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves14 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Mokumeganeya competitors and assessment
Company assessmentRegional players
- 4℃ (Yondoshi): Japan-headquartered retail jewelry brand with bridal, anniversary, and fashion jewelry lines distributed through domestic stores. Comparable as a Japanese jewelry retailer with mid-market bridal offerings and similar gifting-occasion focus, although 4℃ plays more broadly across fashion jewelry than Mokumeganeya's bespoke bridal specialization.
Direct peers
- ONLY YOU (オンリーユー): Japanese bespoke bridal jewelry maker specializing in custom-made wedding and engagement rings through a workshop-style, made-to-order experience. Highly comparable because of its custom-design consultation model and Japanese retail presence, although positioned slightly below Mokumeganeya's premium tier.
- Brilliant Earth: U.S.-based direct-to-consumer bridal jewelry brand specializing in custom, ethically sourced engagement and wedding rings sold online and via showrooms. Comparable to Mokumeganeya's custom-design, made-to-order model and lifecycle marketing strategy, though Brilliant Earth focuses on lab-grown/ethical diamonds rather than mokume-gane.
- Blue Nile: Online-first bridal-jewelry retailer offering customizable engagement and wedding rings at scale. Comparable to Mokumeganeya on the customization and bespoke angle in bridal, although Blue Nile competes at lower price points via omnichannel e-commerce rather than in-store concierge design.
- I-PRIMO: Japan's largest bridal-jewelry specialist with 70+ retail locations focused exclusively on engagement and wedding rings, including extensive bespoke design services. Closest like-for-like peer because of the dedicated bridal focus and Japanese-store footprint, even though I-PRIMO uses more conventional diamond-centric designs rather than mokume-gane.
Broad incumbents
- Harry Winston: Premium fine-jewelry house famous for high-value engagement rings and bridal collections. Comparable to Mokumeganeya at the top of the bridal price ladder and on the importance of bespoke design, though with a globally diversified footprint rather than a Japanese craft heritage.
- Tasaki (TASAKI): Japanese fine-jewelry house with bridal, pearl, and diamond lines, plus signature high-end collections. Comparable as a Japanese-headquartered premium fine jeweler with bridal offerings and own manufacturing, although TASAKI is broader and more pearl-centric than Mokumeganeya.
- Mikimoto: Heritage Japanese fine-jewelry house known for cultured pearls but with bridal offerings and a strong luxury brand globally. Comparable to Mokumeganeya as a Japan-rooted, design-led jeweler targeting premium gifting and bridal occasions.
- Tiffany & Co. Global luxury jewelry house whose bridal business (engagement rings, wedding bands) defines the premium international category that Mokumeganeya competes within in Japan. Overlaps with Mokumeganeya on bridal customer use case and premium pricing, but Tiffany operates a much broader product portfolio and global retail network.
- Cartier: Iconic luxury jewelry and watch maison with a strong bridal/wedding band tradition (the Cartier 'LOVE' and 'Trinity' lines). Comparable to Mokumeganeya at the upper end of the bridal price band, though Cartier is a much broader multi-category luxury group.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Mokumeganeya leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Mokumeganeya funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Mokumeganeya M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Mokumeganeya
What does Mokumeganeya do?
Mokumeganeya manufactures and sells custom-made engagement rings, wedding bands, and complementary jewelry using the 400-year-old traditional Japanese mokume-gane metalworking technique. Each ring is handcrafted to order in the company's Tokyo atelier, combining layered precious metals (platinum, white gold, pink gold, yellow gold, green gold, silver) into unique wood-grain patterns. The company also offers proprietary Sakura Diamond cuts, parent-gift jewelry, lifetime maintenance services, and online consultations.
Is Mokumeganeya a public or private company?
Mokumeganeya is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Mokumeganeya founded?
Mokumeganeya was founded in 1997. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Mokumeganeya based?
Mokumeganeya is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, in the Asia region.
How does Mokumeganeya make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Custom-made wedding and engagement rings are the primary driver. The others are accessories and complementary jewelry and maintenance and repair services.
Who are Mokumeganeya's main competitors?
4℃ (Yondoshi) is listed as a regional player. Direct peers are ONLY YOU (オンリーユー), Brilliant Earth, Blue Nile and I-PRIMO. Broad incumbents are Harry Winston, Tasaki (TASAKI), Mikimoto, Tiffany & Co. and Cartier.
Does Mokumeganeya have an API?
No public API is recorded for Mokumeganeya.
What industry is Mokumeganeya in?
Mokumeganeya's product category is Custom Bridal Jewelry. Its primary akta.pro industry code is CRAKAHAB, Custom Bridal & Engagement Design, with a secondary code of CRAKACAA, Engagement Rings. Its NAICS code is 33991 and its SIC code is 3911.