Toba Marine Terminal & Island Ferry Port, Toba, Mie

Toba Marine Terminal & Toba Bay Ferry Gateway, Toba City, Mie. Designed with a sweeping pearl-oyster motif, the sleek Toba Marine Terminal connects travelers with picturesque outlying islands such as Toshijima and Sugashima. The terminal deck provides expansive vistas across scenic Toba Bay dotted with oyster rafts and pearl cultivating floats. Next to Mikimoto Pearl Island, seafood lovers visit the historic Ama Hut Hachiman (海女小屋 はちまんかまど) to savor live-grilled Ise spiny lobster, sweet abalone, and plump oysters freshly prepared over open hearths by genuine Ama divers. ✦ Must-Visit Highlights: ▸ Architectural Pearl-Inspired Gateway: Board island ferries from an award-winning glass terminal overlooking glittering Toba Bay. ▸ Mikimoto Pearl & Maritime Heritage: Explore adjacent pearl culturing history and classic maritime museum exhibits. ▸ Ama Diver Hearthside Seafood at Hachiman: Feast on charcoal-grilled Ise spiny lobster, succulent abalone, and local oysters cooked by Ama free-divers.