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Overview
Japan's main amber field, where 90-million-year-old resin is dug, polished and carved on site.
About this place
The Kuji Amber Museum is an amber museum in Kuji, Iwate Prefecture. It is the only museum in Japan specialising in amber. It is operated by Kuji Amber Co., Ltd. On the grounds there is a mine tunnel where amber was mined, which is now a tourist tunnel. It is a facility equivalent to a museum under the Museum Act. It consists of the new building, the main building, a shop (Kuji Amber Main Store), a workshop, a directly managed restaurant and the 'Lithuania House'. As an outdoor facility, it opens to the public a tunnel used for mining amber until the Taisho period. Opening hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：1996 Highlights / collection：Cretaceous amber, Amber carvings and accessories Genre：Crafts and ceramics
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