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I N FOR M ATION
OpenTOBA ISE-SHIMA NATIONAL PARK

21st Mar～30th Nov ･･･ 9.00am～5.00pm  1st Dec～20th Mar ･･･ 9.00am～4.30pm
Last admission : 30 minutes before closing time.

Close

26th Jun～30th Jun・26th Dec～30th Dec

Admission   

Sea-Folk Museum has a collection of some sixty-thousand exhibits about sea Ama divers, fishing, wooden boats, sea festivals, sea's environment and so on.
(Including 6879 pieces of national significant tangible folk cultural assets).
About 90 wooden boats which have been collected from the whole country andthe most numerous documentation that related to Ama is one of the attractions.
Moreover,The buildings, which were designed by Hiroshi Naito, were selected
Japan Architectural Institute Award and one of the public hundred building."
Design:Hiroshi Naito Architect & Associates  1992 Japan Inter-Design Forum Prize 1998 Public Building Award by The Ministry of Construction  1993 Award of Architectural Institute of Japan 2005 Shinkenchiku Japan Construction AwardParking

Adult (age 18 and over) Children (under 17)
1 person

¥800

¥400

Group (20-99 people)

¥720

¥320

Group (over 100)

¥640

¥280

Available for sightseeing buses and automobile.

Acce s s●Train and Bus: From the JR and Kintetsu Line Toba station , take theKamome Bus which runs via Pearl Road about 35 minutes. Get off at
the“Umi no hakubutsukan”stop and the museum is 1 minute walk.
●Car : From Ise expressway·Ise IC, about 40 minutes
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小浜

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伊勢自動車道SEA-FOLK MUSEUM

Attractions nearby Toba observatory (5 minutes by car), Toba Aquarium (20 minutes by car),

Shima Spain Village (30 minutes by car), Ise Jingu (50 minutes by car)

SEA-FOLK MUSEUM
The Foundation of Tokai Suisan Kagaku Kyokai
1731‐68  Ogitsu Uramura‐cho Toba City Mie JAPAN 517‐0025
TEL 0599-32-6006
FAX 0599-32-5581
URL http://www.umihaku.com

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Cultural guide of Sea & Shima

SEA - FOLK MUSEUM

SEA - FOLK MUSEUM is the place which passeson the culture of our home-fishing villages.
SEA - FOLK MUSEUM is running a SOS campaignthat tries to protect sea's environment.
Ocean adventurers sail out on the sea inpursuit of a shoal of fish, discover unknown
continents beyond the sea, and continue tochallenge the underwater world to be found.

Let's enjoy SEA-FOLK MUSEUM fully！
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Many participation
programs

Ogitsu Bay

the whole view ofthe museum!

ExhSeine net fishing, clam, littleneck clam fishing, eel fishing, utase fishing, laver farming

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AMA DIVERS IN SHIMA～10 thousand year diving history
Ama Work, Ama tools, Ama's catch, Ama Huts

WOODEN BOATS AND NAVIGATION～Disappearing techniques of wooden-boats

Tokaido of the sea and Sengokubune, Kuki navy, Aonomine faith, Mr.Funadama

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100 wood boats
that from all overJapan can be seen!

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Seaside natural exrience
Spring～Summer(Low Tide Time)Ama who have been

Selling freshseaweed andamulet goods!

PFISHERY IN SHIMA AND KUMANO～Contest of wits between fish and fishermen
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FISHERY IN ISE BAY～Which was a rich fishing ground.

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Sominshorai descendants gate, boat rowing competition, sea festivals of Toba-Shima

2FASEA-FOLK FAITH AND FESTIVALS～Gods andancestors beyond the sea

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Let's take abreak in this cafe whichserves popular homemade
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Shirahama ruins,sea and Ise Jingu,models of Japanese wooden boats and submersibles

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Theme of theExhibithion Hall A

TRADITIONS OF SEA FOLK～The Japanese are“a people of the sea.”

Let's try making&seaweeditems using shellfish
and cooking fish

Special exhibition
which expands yourknowledge about sea♪

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You can go down
to the sea!

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Our museum offers many participation programs according to seasons :creatures observation, oysters peeling expriences or fish cooking
classes, etc. on the beach or tidelands nearby all through the year.
We also offer craft expriences which use shell and seaweed.

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Roome Learning

Shellfish Purple

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wooden boats? The boats were made bycarpenters, sailed long years with fishermen
and sailors, and rest in peace now.

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Scale of the museumoad
S i t e A r e a 17,896㎡
B u i l d i n g A re a
Repositor y Area
Lab building's area
Experence building's area
Cafe Terrace's area
projector hall

1,905㎡
2,026㎡
499㎡
387㎡
74㎡

Seaweed herbarium

To SHIMAFor further details (date and time, contents or charges), pleasecontact us or visit our website.  Some programs require reservations.