Mikimoto Pearl Island

Mikimoto Pearl Island
Mikimoto Pearl Island(Made based on National Land Image Information (Color Aerial Photographs), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism)
Pearl bridge

Mikimoto Pearl Island (ミキモト真珠島 Mikimoto-Shinju-Jima?) is a small island which is located in Toba, Mie, Japan.

This island is known as the birthplace of pearl cultivation and it belong to Mikimoto Pearl Museum Co., Ltd. (株式会社ミキモト真珠島 Kabushiki-Gaisha-Mikimoto-Shinju-Jima?). This company runs this island as a leisure site.

They exhibit pearl craft goods and you can watch ama divers shows.

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History

  • 1893 - Mikimoto Kōkichi succeeded pearl cultivation in this island. At that time, this island was called Ojima (相島?).
  • 1951 - They opened as a leisure land.

Facilities

One scene of an ama diver's show

Pearl Museum

They exhibit pearl craft goods.

Main exhibits

Mikimoto Kōkichi Memorial Hall

They commend Mikimoto Kōkichi's life to exhibit his inheritances and panel exhibitions.

It is also reproduced the Udon shop "Awakō" (阿波幸?), where he was born.

Pearl Plaza

They run Restaurant "Awakō" and a pearl shop.

Others

Bronze sculpture of Mikimoto Kōkichi, Shrine of Pearl, Forest of Wild Birds and Observatory is in this island.

Access

5 minutes walk from Toba Station (Kintetsu Toba Line and JR Sangū Line) will bring you this island. You can reach the island to pass a bridge named Pearl Bridge. Parking is also available.

References

External links

34°29′0″N 136°50′49″E / 34.483333°N 136.84694°E / 34.483333; 136.84694


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