大森ふるさと海苔館 Omori Nori Museum ( Seaweed Museum)

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大森ふるさと海苔館

Omori Nori Museum  ( Seaweed Museum)

Nori (のり海苔) is the seaweed in Japanese.  Nori is well known as the outer wrap on many types of Sushi. 

Do you know Haneda airport of Tokyo was built on Seaweed farm? Farming of Nori on the seaside of Ota city (the area where Haneda airport located) became active around 300 years ago, Edo period.

Sticks of wood or bamboo poles are stuck in shallow water support nets at the surface in autumn, nori grows on the nets. Harvesting begins in December. Nori is cut off of the net or stick it grows on, leaving a portion of the seaweed behind to regrow.Nori farmers pick up Nori with boat on the sticks , chopped, framed on bamboo mat, thin sheets like paper of Nori onto a rack and dry under the sun. 

Ota city had shallow sea which are suitable for harvesting Nori and it soon became a major producer of Nori. Also be praised as The Best dried Nori. Then the nori farming technology spreaded across all over Japan from there. 

However in December 1962, Nori framers agreed to reclaim farming places for development of Tokyo Port. The history of 300 years nori farming came to an end.

This FREE museum has exhibits showing the history of Oota City's Nori and other local industries. You can also get hands on experience in making seaweed. With living things on display and an 'olden times' play corner the whole family will have fun. Can try on the different hieght wooden slippers of Nori farmers too. 

Additionally, at the adjacent Oomori Furusato Hamabe Park you can play on the beach, in the water, or simply take a stroll. The Oomori Coast of ancient times is revived at Hamabe Park, Tokyo's first park to have a man-made beach. Very close to Haneda Airport, good for half day trip.

大森ふるさと海苔館 Omori Nori Museum ( Seaweed Museum 海苔或紫菜的家鄉博物館) 。原來羽田機場以前是養植海苔。博物館介紹海苔歷史，可以扮海苔農民古人拍照，又可以試穿2尺高木屐。很近機場，一家大小半日遊，免費入場。附近還有個人造白砂灘及公園。

Official Japanese Website: http://norinoyakata.web.fc2.com/

http://www.gotokyo.org/en/kanko/ota/spot/s_276.html

By train:15 minutes by foot from Keikyu Heiwajima Station. 15 minutes by foot from Tokyo Monorail Ryutsu center Station.

By bus:Take Heiwajima round route bus from JR Omori Station. Get off at the bus stop Heiwajima 5 chome. 3 minutes by foot from the stop.

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