Pearl Picking Experience: An Intimate Exploration of the Mysteries of the Sea
- A visit to a pearl farming net on a pearl farming raft.- Experience opening shells and taking out pearls.- You can add metal fittings to the pearls that you removed and make original accessories to take home with you./- Since Kokichi Mikimoto invented an Akoya oyster cultivation method in 1893, pearl cultivation in Mie Prefecture has developed primarily in Ago Bay and came to be known as the birthplace of pearl cultivation.Several different fishing grounds are needed for pearl cultivation, depending on the process. When the Akoya pearl oysters are in their crucial stage of nurturing pearls, the water temperature must be 13 degrees Celsius or higher, plankton must be plentiful, the tides must be favorable, and the waves must be calm. Ago Bay is home to numerous pearl farms because of its compatibility with these conditions.
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Pearl Farming Raft
Pearl Farming Net Being Pulled in
Pearl removal
Make accessories using pearls you removed
Information
- Minimum Number of Passengers
- 1 person
- Maximum Capacity
- 10 participants
- Participation Restrictions
- Children must be accompanied by an adult.
- Meeting and Exchange Areas
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Pearl Miki
65-1 Goza, Shima-cho, Shima-shi, Mie Prefecture - Open Period
- Year-round
- Closed Period
- Sometimes closed irregularly.
- Meeting Times and Business Hours
- Begins at 1:00 p.m. (meet 5 minutes before).We will work to meet your preferred start time.
- Tour Schedule
- 1) Meet at Pearl Miki at 1:00 p.m./ 2) Travel to the pearl farming raft from 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. and view pearl farming nets.Experience opening shells to remove pearls (each person can choose up to five shells)/ 3) Process into pearl accessories from 1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (depending on your preference)/You will choose the design of the metal fittings that you prefer/We will explain the process for making pearl accessories upon request/Program ends at 2:30 p.m.
- Required Time
- Around 1.5 hours
- Universal accessibility
- Nothing in particular
- Parking
- Parking space is available (parking space for a bus is available but relatively distant)
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