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Mikimoto Pearl Island is a small island just off the waterfront of Toba and within easy walking distance from the cruise terminal.
The island is beautifully manicured and maintained and features a restaurant, pearl shop, pearl museum, pearl diver demonstrations, and a memorial to Mikimoto.
All elements of the island are clean and beautifully presented.
The museum and the memorial are probably the most interesting providing informative displays on both the art of culturing a pearl and the life of Mikimoto.
The pearl diving demonstration provides a short photo opportunity for visitors to see the historic way the ama dove to recover the oysters.
TRAVEL: 2020
This location has earned an over-all four star (very good) rating from
Travel Fanatics Unlimited
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Pedestrian bridge from the mainland to the island, Mikimoto Pearl Island, Toba, Japan, 2020.
Pearl monument, Mikimoto Pearl Island, Toba, Japan, 2020.
One of the first things you see coming off the bridge.
Stone monument, Mikimoto Pearl Island, Toba, Japan, 2020.
This main building houses the Pearl Museum, the restaurant, the gift shop, and other tourist facilities, Mikimoto Pearl Island, Toba, Japan, 2020.
Gift shop in main building, Mikimoto Pearl Island, Toba, Japan, 2020.
Observation platforms on the east side of the island for ama pearl diving demonstration, Mikimoto Pearl Island, Toba, Japan, 2020.
The Mikimoto Museum, Mikimoto Pearl Island, Toba, Japan, 2020.
Landscaping near Mikimoto Museum, Mikimoto Pearl Island, Toba, Japan, 2020.
Ticket to Mikimoto Pearl Island, Toba, Japan, 2020.
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page last revised october 2020