| 1952 | Founded in Shima-shi, Mie Prefecture, when starting pearl farming initially delivered to Mikimoto pearls with 2-3 mm balls |
| 1985 | Started manufacturing a factory, start production of 8 to 9 mm large beads (1 piece) |
| 1995 | Kanichi Tanabe (current representative director) assumed office as the third president |
| 1999 | Crossing Japanese seeds with Chinese natural shells and cultivating unique Japanese mother shell |
| 2007 | Succeeded in color pearl development, start wholesale from this time |
| 2008 | Start selling at major department stores |
| 2011 | Start catalog mail order sales |
| 2013 | Establish corporation as Tanabe pearl farming farm (Third generation) |
| 2013 | Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Integrated Project approval |
| 2015 | Exhibited in Hong Kong, also exhibited in domestic jewelry show |
| 2017 | Mie prefecture regional fund adopted global section |