Company Profile (Last Update: Aug. 2019)
- Trade Name
- Pearl Musical Instrument Co.
- Representative
- President & Representative Director
Masakatsu Yanagisawa - Established in
- 1946/4/2
- Board of management
- President & Representative Director
Masakatsu Yanagisawa
Executive & Representative Director
Max Iishi
DirectorSeiji Suzuki
DirectorTadashi Hashimoto
DirectorKatsutoshi Hosokawa
DirectorReiko Yanagisawa
AuditorJunichi Tsutsumi - Employees
- 134
- Fiscal Period
- Once a year on Dec.
- Business
- Percussion and Flute's manufacture and marketing
- Office Location
- 10-2-1 Yachiyodai-Nishi,
Yachiyo, Chiba, Japan - Bank Account
- Mitsubishi Tokyo UFJ Bank (Oshiage/Yachiyo-branch)
Chiba Bank (Yachiyo-branch)
Mizuho Bank (Funabashi-branch)
Head Office
Pearl Musical Instrument Co. 10-2-1 Yachiyodai-Nishi, Yachiyo, Chiba, JAPAN
Founded in 1952
President: Masakatsu Yanagisawa
Founded in 1952
President: Masakatsu Yanagisawa


The group companies
North America
Pearl Corporation 549 Metroplex Drive
Nashville TN. 37211-3140, U.S.A.
Founded in 1979
Nashville TN. 37211-3140, U.S.A.
Founded in 1979

Europe
Pearl Music Europe B.V B.V. Crenakker 28 5951CC
Belfeld, Netherlands
Founded in 2002
Belfeld, Netherlands
Founded in 2002

Taiwan
Pearl Musical Instrument Co, of Taiwan NO.15, Rd. South Round,
Taichung Export Processing Zone,
Tantzu, Taichung, Taiwan
Founded in 1973
Taichung Export Processing Zone,
Tantzu, Taichung, Taiwan
Founded in 1973

China
Republic of China Pearl Musical Instrument
(Hangzhou) Co.,Ltd. Hangzhou Export Processing Zone,
Road 12, HETZ, Zhejiang, China
Founded in 2005
(Hangzhou) Co.,Ltd. Hangzhou Export Processing Zone,
Road 12, HETZ, Zhejiang, China
Founded in 2005

History
- 1946
- Began the production of percussion instruments in Sumida, Tokyo.
- 1952
- Reorganized to a Corporation. The inauguration of Pearl Musical Instrument Co.
- 1956
- Began exporting products from Japan.
- 1961
- World headquarters and original factory built in Yachiyo, Chiba, Japan.
- 1962
- Katsumi Yanagisawa becomes Chairman. Mitsuo Yanagisawa promoted to President.
- 1968
- Chiba factory expanded. Pearl Flute Department established.
- 1972
- Trade Department established. Pearl business expanded into the electronic instrument market.
- 1973
- Established Pearl Musical Instrument Co, of Taiwan.
- 1975
- Established the sales company, United Musical Instrument Co., Ltd.
- 1976
- United Musical Instrument Co., Ltd. changed its name to Pearl Musical Instrument Sales Co.
- 1979
- Established Pearl International Inc. in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Established Pearl Music Ltd. In the United Kingdom. - 1984
- Opened Sales Department Distribution Center, Chiba, Japan.
- 1987
- Absorbed and merged Pearl Musical Instrument Sales Co.
- 1989
- Pearl introduces the tag line “The Best Reason To Play Drums”.
- 1990
- Pearl International Inc. was changed to Pearl Corporation.
- 1993
- Pearl Music Ltd. was changed to Pearl UK LTD.
- 1994
- Opened the Pearl Flute Gallery in Tokyo.
- 2002
- Established Pearl Music Europe BV in the Netherlands.
- 2004
- Established Pearl Co. a new division of the company.
- 2005
- Established the Republic of China Pearl Musical Instrument Co., Ltd.
- 2008
- Opened the East Coast Distribution Center in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
Absorbed and merged Pearl Co.








