 Most viewed - Toba 鳥羽市 |
Liberty Bell, exhibited at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Has 12,250 pearls and 366 diamonds. The crack is reproduced with blue pearls. Mikimoto Pearl Museum127 views
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Mikimoto's Five-Storied Pagoda (御木本五重塔). Exhibited at Sesquicentennial Exposition in Philadelphia, 1926. It has 12,760 pearls.123 views
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Yume-dono Pavilion based on the building at Horyuji temple in Nara. 121 views
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Ama divers at Mikimoto Pearl Museum.119 views
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Ama diver sculpture in Pearl Museum, Mikimoto Pearl Island.117 views
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Mikimoto Pearl Island117 views
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Statue of Mikimoto Kokichi.105 views
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The only castle wall remaining at Toba Castle.85 views
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A well remaining at Toba Castle.84 views
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Toba Castle80 views
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Miss International pearl crown49 views
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The pearls are removed from the innards with this machine.47 views
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Mikimoto Pearl Crown47 views
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Mikimoto's Five-Storied Pagoda (御木本五重塔). Exhibited at Sesquicentennial Exposition in Philadelphia, 1926. It has 12,760 pearls.47 views
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Lake Biwa pearl mussel (Hyriopsis schlegelii イケチョウガイ) endemic to Lake Biwa.46 views
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Liberty Bell, exhibited at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Has 12,250 pearls and 366 diamonds.46 views
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Pioneers of pearl cultivation.46 views
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Fujita Sukeyo, Fujita Masayo, and Mikimoto Kokichi.46 views
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A statue of Kokichi Mikimoto and a giant pearl near Toba Station greets visitors. Erected in 1993 to mark the 100th anniversary of Mikimoto's success in pearl cultivation.45 views
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Freshwater pearl cultivation44 views
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Lake Biwa pearl mussel (Hyriopsis schlegelii イケチョウガイ) endemic to Lake Biwa.44 views
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Fujita Masayo who pioneered freshwater pearl cultivation at Lake Biwa.44 views
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At the G7 Summit in 2016, the world leaders wore a lapel pins made of pearls.44 views
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Bridge to Mikimoto Pearl Island.43 views
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Diving for shellfish.43 views
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A narrator explains what the divers are doing and what they caught.43 views
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Buttons from oyster shells.43 views
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Hyriopsis cumingi43 views
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View from the museum's 2nd floor.43 views
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Toba Station43 views
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Entrance to the bridge to Mikimoto Pearl Island. Pay admission first.42 views
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Air and water temperatures in Jan.42 views
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The pearl divers arrive on a small boat.42 views
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Harvesting42 views
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Room exhibiting jewelry made of natural pearls.42 views
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Room exhibiting jewelry made of cultured pearls.42 views
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Mikimoto Pearl Island41 views
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Bridge to Mikimoto Pearl Island.41 views
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Spectator stand for pearl diver demonstrations.41 views
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The pearl divers are very friendly. They wave to you.41 views
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They are actually shellfish divers. They don't dive for pearls.41 views
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Pearl Museum is a comprehensive museum about pearl cultivation mainly in Japan.41 views
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Akoya oysters41 views
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Making the nucleus to be inserted into the oyster.41 views
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Embedding the nucleus into the oyster.41 views
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Embedding the nucleus into the oyster.41 views
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Instruments for embedding the nucleus into the oyster. Like a dentist.41 views
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The removed pearls are washed.41 views
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Boat for Dolphin Island.41 views
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Toba Station41 views
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Mikimoto Pearl Island is full of monuments.40 views
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I went in Jan. so almost no one was here.40 views
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They drop into the ocean one by one with their floating buckets.40 views
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Making the nucleus to be inserted into the oyster.40 views
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Special Exhibition Room displaying pearl crowns in Jan. 2017.40 views
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The same lapel pin worn by the leaders was on sale for ¥24,300.40 views
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Walking path around the island.40 views
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Rock garden outside Mikimoto Kokichi Memorial Hall40 views
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Gift shop at Toba Station.40 views
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Only a few stone walls and a well remain. No buildings. It was once the administrative center for the Toba Domain. The last occupants was the Inagaki Clan.40 views
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About Toba Castle's main tenshu tower.40 views
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Bridge to Mikimoto Pearl Island.39 views
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Entrance to Mikimoto Pearl Island.39 views
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Making the nucleus to be inserted into the oyster.39 views
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Embedding the nucleus into the oyster.39 views
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The oysters' innards embedded with pearls are taken out of the shell and dropped through a hole into a bucket below. 39 views
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To drill holes into the pearl.39 views
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G7 Summit was held in Mie (Ise-Shima) in 2016.39 views
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Portrait of G7 summit leaders at ise-Shima.39 views
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Mikimoto Kokichi Memorial Hall39 views
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Mikimoto Kokichi Memorial Hall39 views
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Ticket booth for boat rides to nearby Dolphin Island.39 views
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JR Toba Station39 views
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Shiroyama Park at Toba Castle.39 views
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Ama divers at Mikimoto Pearl Island38 views
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Floor plan of Pearl Museum.38 views
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Formation of natural pearls.38 views
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Only a small percentage of harvested pearls are perfect.38 views
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To weigh the pearl38 views
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Mikimoto Kokichi 38 views
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About Mikimoto Kokichi Memorial Hall38 views
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Toba Castle is a short walk from Toba Station.38 views
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Toba Castle site is on a small hilltop overlooking Mikimoto Pearl Island.38 views
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Way to the Honmaru.38 views
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About the well.38 views
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Statue of Mikimoto Kokichi.37 views
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To measure the pearl's size.37 views
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Mikimoto Kokichi Memorial Hall37 views
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Scenic views on the way to Toba.37 views
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Toba Station37 views
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Go up these stairs for Toba Castle.37 views
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Shiroyama Park at Toba Castle.37 views
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Site of Toba Castle's main tower.37 views
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Part of the castle site is Shiroyama Park with nice views of the pearl island. 36 views
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About Shiroyama Park at Toba Castle.36 views
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About Toba Castle.36 views
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Shiroyama Park at Toba Castle.35 views
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About the castle wall.35 views
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