Iwate Prefectural Fisheries Technology Center

Kamaishi City

Coast

It is one of the largest testing and research institutes in the East, and conducts various testing and research related to the fisheries industry, including the development of cultivation techniques and the promotion of fishing boat fishing. There is also a public tour course, and the entrance hall is lined with large aquariums where you can see the fish that live in the Sanriku sea swimming.

Location: 3-75-3 Hirata, Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture 026-0001
Business Hours: 9:00～16:00
Closed: Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, year-end and New Year holidays
Inquiries: Iwate Prefectural Fisheries Technology Center
Phone number 0193-26-7911
FAX number 0193-26-7910
Website: https://www2.suigi.pref.iwate.jp/
Other: Parking lot/toilet

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Takato Oshima

A mining scholar from Morioka City and the founder of modern steel manufacturing in Japan. In 1857, he built Japan's first Western-style blast furnace in Hashino, Kamaishi City.

Kamaishi City

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History / Culture

Kamaishi Bay

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Kamaishi City

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Nature / Scenery

Row of cherry blossom trees in Hongo, Totancho

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Kamaishi City

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Nature / Scenery