Nagoya store shows off pearl-encrusted samurai helmet

Nagoya store shows off pearl-encrusted samurai helmet

NAGOYA, Japan - A woman tries on a samurai helmet encrusted with about 5,800 pearls at a department store in Nagoya on Feb. 20. The helmet was made by a pearl jeweler in Ise, Mie Prefecture for the annual Children's Day holiday May 5. The helmet is not for sale, but is valued at around 20 million yen.

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