{"id":15460,"date":"2020-03-08T18:20:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-08T09:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/?p=15460"},"modified":"2025-08-06T16:52:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T07:52:29","slug":"%e3%82%a2%e3%83%aa%e3%82%be%e3%83%8a%e5%b7%9e%e3%83%841tp3-te3%83%bc%e3%82%bd%e3%83%b3%e3%81%a7%e8%a1%8c%e3%82%8f%e31-tp3t82%8c%e3%82%8b%e4%b8%96%e7%95%8c%e6%9c%80%e5%a4%a7%e3-81%ae%e3%82%b8%e3%82%a7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/en\/blog\/15460\/","title":{"rendered":"I went to Tucson, Arizona to buy at the world's largest gem show!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am Kubota, an Adan staff member.<\/p>\n<p>I went to the Gem Show in Tucson, Arizona last month to make a purchase.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15453\" src=\"https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/GPTempDownload-e1583656258357-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/GPTempDownload-e1583656258357-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/GPTempDownload-e1583656258357-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/GPTempDownload-e1583656258357-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/GPTempDownload-e1583656258357-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/GPTempDownload-e1583656258357-55x55.jpg 55w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-no-auto-translation=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Tucson, the giant cactus was again proudly sitting in front of the venue this year.<\/p>\n<p>How many meters will it grow?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15458\" src=\"https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0333-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0333-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0333-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0333-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0333-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0333-55x55.jpg 55w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-no-auto-translation=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During this time of the year when the Gem Show is held, many pop-up venues using tents and hotel rooms are created around town,<\/p>\n<p>The largest and most prominent of these is the GJX tent.<\/p>\n<p>Many exhibitors are from outside the U.S., with loose pieces coming from Central and South America and around the world.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15457\" src=\"https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_9948-1-e1583656397154-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_9948-1-e1583656397154-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_9948-1-e1583656397154-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_9948-1-e1583656397154-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_9948-1-e1583656397154-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_9948-1-e1583656397154-55x55.jpg 55w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-no-auto-translation=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The beautiful loose pieces are lined up in a narrow space.<\/p>\n<p>The sparkling gems and intense lighting are so powerful that even if you close your eyes, afterimages seem to remain.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes it is difficult to see the color under the lighting, so I have a special technique for this,<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15456\" src=\"https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0009-e1583657094887.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" data-no-auto-translation=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Outside.<\/p>\n<p>What a surprise, many booths let you take the entire tray out of the venue.<\/p>\n<p>There were a few people outside the venue who were similarly looking closely at the loose in natural light.<\/p>\n<p>People sitting next to each other often start conversations like \"What do you think of this?\" often starts a conversation between people sitting next to each other.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few of the loose pieces we purchased this time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15455 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0013-e1583657797902.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" data-no-auto-translation=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is a smooth tourmaline.<\/p>\n<p>When the cabochon side is up, the loose is attractive with a luminous and sparkling shine.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15454 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_20200215_174414-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_20200215_174414-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_20200215_174414-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_20200215_174414-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_20200215_174414-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_20200215_174414-55x55.jpg 55w, https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_20200215_174414.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-no-auto-translation=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is dumorchelite quartz.<\/p>\n<p>The slight bluish color is cool and the crystals trapped in the quartz look like snow globes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15459 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0332-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0332-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0332-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0332-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0332-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fujimori.tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0332-55x55.jpg 55w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-no-auto-translation=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is a smoky gray diamond.<\/p>\n<p>I found a large, good quality piece and look forward to tailoring it into jewelry.<\/p>\n<p>We have purchased a variety of other loose pieces and will be working hard to create new pieces.<\/p>\n<p>We hope you all enjoy the event.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u30a2\u30c0\u30f3\u30b9\u30bf\u30c3\u30d5\u4e45\u4fdd\u7530\u3067\u3059\u3002 \u5148\u6708\u30a2\u30ea\u30be\u30ca\u5dde\u30c4\u30fc\u30bd\u30f3\u3067\u884c\u308f\u308c\u305f\u30b8\u30a7\u30e0\u30b7\u30e7\u30fc\u306b\u8cb7\u3044\u4ed8\u3051\u306b\u884c\u3063\u3066\u53c2\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002 \u30c4\u30fc\u30bd\u30f3\u3068\u3044\u3048\u3070\u5de8\u5927\u30b5\u30dc\u30c6\u30f3\u3001\u4eca\u5e74\u3082\u5802\u3005\u3068\u4f1a\u5834\u524d\u306b\u93ae\u5ea7\u3057\u3066\u304a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002 \u4e00\u4f53\u4f55\u30e1\u30fc\u30c8\u30eb\u306b\u307e\u3067\u6210\u9577\u3059\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\u3002  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