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Mie · Japan
In the destination Ise-Shima (Ise; Toba).
In the photo: Mikimoto Pearl Island and its connection to Toba’s coast.
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
Toba is the port town on Toba Bay, about 15 km from Ise, with pine‑covered islets and a coastline of small coves. There Kokichi Mikimoto produced the first cultured pearl, commemorated on Mikimoto Pearl Island, and the ama — female free‑divers — keep a millennia‑old tradition, told at the Museum of the People of the Sea. The town has onsen hotels and seafood such as lobster and abalone.
There's no accommodation in the guide yet in Toba.
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The local experience
Small island in Toba Bay, connected by a bridge, where Kokichi Mikimoto produced the first cultured pearl in 1893. It has a museum about pearl cultivation and jewelry and ama diving demonstrations.
Museum of fishing culture and the ama of Ise‑Shima, in wooden buildings designed by Hiroshi Naito, with a large collection of wooden boats and fishing objects designated important cultural folk properties.
Beyond the guide
