Toba the city of pearl
“Mikimoto Pearl Island” is here in “Toba City”.
It takes 15 mins from “Iseshi station” by train.
You can take both JR or Kintetsu line.
“Toba City” is famous for Aquarium, dolphins but not my mood.
Look at the beautiful sea.
Toba the city of pearl
The sea is the mother of everything.
Pearl is one of them.
“Mikimoto Pearl Island”, all the things about the pearl.
The bridge to Mikimoto Island
Maybe for security reasons, the Island has a bridge to get into.
Long ago it was a pure island and you have to take a boat to reach there.
Gate to Mikimoto Pearl Island
You will be here within 15 mins walk.
On a fine day, it is good to walk and watching the sea.
You have to pay 1650 JPY(17US$) for the entrance fee.
It might be expensive but it worth to watch around the island.
Inside Mikimoto Island
There are many monuments about the pearl.
This monument shows us here in the first place to succeed to produce a natural pearl by a human in Japan.
The founder of Mikimoto pearl, Koukichi Mikimoto
This statue is the founder of Mikimoto Pearl, Mr. Koukichi Mikimoto.
Grandfather and King of Pearl in Japan.
Mr.Mikimoto succeed to develop a pearl industry here.
We can learn the process to nature a pearl.
But it could be boring to many people so I omitted it.
Famous artwork “Yaguruma”
Famous pearl Art
A combination of complicated functions made an artwork.
It called “Yaguruma”.
Born in 1937, it has many gems, diamonds, sapphires, emeralds, and pearls.
It is gorgeous indeed and transformed into 12 different ways.
It changes itself as a ring. broach, hair ornament.
Based on precise Japanese technology and sense of Art.
Famous pearl Art
Really beautiful crown.
I love the fragile beauty also.
Move to “Shima Kanko Hotel” famous restaurant “La Mer”
Ago Bay famous for pearl
It takes 40 mins from ‘Toba” station to “Kashiko jima” station.
You will take the Kintetsu line.
You will see the famous “Ago Bay”, where naturing the pearl.
Beautiful sunset.
Shima Kanko hotel
It is high time for me to have dinner.
famous restaurant “La Mer”
I wish I could come with my wife but she was busy.
Famous restaurant “La Mer”
“Shima Kanko Hotel” is famous for its seafood Ise area.
The restaurant called “La Mer”, in French the sea.
I started a la carte.
Appetizer
Cheese and Proscuitto with persimmon sauce and smoked Red snapper with orange.
Perfect choice.
Nicoise-style Salad with tuna
Healthy and yummy.
Famous Ise prawn soup
Ise prawn bisque.
Excellent, it should be famous.
Ultimate Abalone steak
I recommend you all to taste this famous dish.
Ultimate Abalone steak.
It is crunchy outside but very soft and gentle chewy inside.
The good flavor of abalone is coming out fully inside your mouse.
I do not know how to cook in this way.
It is just Art.
Night scene of Ago Bay
You may be charged over US$300 per person.
But I think it worth to enjoy.
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