The most famous Amber producing site in JapanThere must be many people who have heard of ”Kuji Amber” before. Kuji city has the biggest amber producing site in Japan, on the northern coast of Iwate. We visited ”Kuji Amber Museum” where they excavate, research, and exhibit amber. |
What color is Amber?The 1st floor on the main building of the museum is an exhibition room called ”Message from the past”. You can learn about how amber is made within the history of the earth and see the exhibition of various ambers with gem stones and insects inside. |
There are still many new discoveriesWithin the museum, you can look at the mining trail that was used for amber mining and also experience digging the stratum from Cretaceous Period. Nakata also tried excavating with a staff from the museum. It was only for a short time but he dug out a small piece of amber. |
ACCESS
- Kuji Amber Museum
- 19-156-133 Kokuji-cho, Kuji, Iwate Prefecture
- URL http://en.kuji.co.jp/