The Pearl Musical Instrument Company (パール楽器製造株式会社, Pāru Gakki Seizō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a world leader in the manufacturing of percussion equipment, including drum kits, hand drums, drum hardware, bass drum pedals, mallet percussion, and other auxiliary percussion instruments. It also makes flutes, taiko drums and cymbals. Pearl's motto is "The best reason to play drums".