Lots of seafood, including spiny lobster, abalone, and turban shells! Interact with female divers at "Ama no Niwa"

This is a facility where you can enjoy a meal full of seafood while listening to the experiences of real Ama divers.

We asked Ms. Yamashita, an ama diver who has been diving in the waters of Ise-Shima for 48 years, why she decided to open this facility!

Ama diver

In fact, the history of Ama fishing goes back about 2,000 years!

Mie Prefecture has the highest number of ama divers in Japan, but at its peak there were more than 6,000 ama divers, but the number has drastically decreased to around 500 now...
Isoyake is said to be the cause of this.

I can't catch spiny lobster or abalone! ? Isoyake

Isoyake is a phenomenon in which sea urchins, a family of sea urchins, multiply and eat up seaweed such as kelp and wakame, leaving the rock surface exposed.

In the sea of Ise-Shima, the meandering of the Kuroshio Current has caused the seawater temperature to rise, causing an increase in the number of sea breams, and the seaweed has almost disappeared, making the ocean floor resemble a desert.
Nowadays, it is no longer possible to make a living just by diving into the sea, so they opened the ``Ama Garden'' with the hope that it would become a new place for Ama divers to engage in their activities. did.
The reason we can see such passionate feelings is because there are real Ama divers!

On this day, we were able to see a demonstration of Ama fishing, as well as the brilliant diving techniques of Mr. Yamashita and his friends (as deep as 10 meters!).

Utilizing this diving technique, her fellow ama divers regularly exterminate stagfish and are working to make the sea more comfortable for abalone and other shellfish to live in.

AmaHut（Amagoya）

There is also AmaHut（Amagoya）within the facility, which is a resting place for ama divers!

AmaHut（Amagoya）is a place where ama divers warm up their cold bodies after coming out of the sea.
You might be tempted to turn towards the fire, but the Ama divers say that they turn their backs towards the fire.

Apparently, it takes an hour to warm up the body, so facing the fire would be hot and smoky.

At Ama's Garden, you can enjoy fresh seafood from the Ise-Shima region cooked in your favorite way!
On this day, one Ise lobster was cooked live and the other was grilled. For the abalone, one is cooked fresh and the other is grilled...so luxuriously!

Enjoy the plumpness of the spiny lobster and the crunchy texture of the abalone, allowing you to enjoy the unique flavors of fresh seafood.

◆Complete reservation course meal (11:00-15:00)
●Full course price 14,800 yen
Full course of lobster and abalone

●Luxury lobster or abalone course price 9,800 yen
Ise lobster or abalone (seasonal only)
●Ama diver course fee: 4,980 yen
AmaHut（Amagoya）experience ⇒ Ama diver talk at the fireside ⇒ Fish feeding experience
・Ama dish (seasonal ingredients)
・Turban shell
・Bata shellfish
・Seasonal dried fish
・Squid squid
・ Tekone-Zushi
・Ise shrimp soup

◆Lunch (last order from 11:00 to 15:00) *Same-day OK!
●Lunch menu price 1,500 yen
・Squid tempura bowl (squid specialty)
・Shima pot rice
・ Tekone-Zushi (local cuisine of Ise-Shima)
・ Ise-Udon set meal (mini Tekone-Zushi)

◆Secret menu *Complete reservation (difficult to reserve)
●Ultimate Ama Bowl Price: 5,000 yen

◆Single item
●Ise lobster Market price 2,500 yen ~
●Abalone Market price 2,000 yen~
●Bata shell 500 yen~
●Tokobushi Market price 1,500 yen~

◆Drinks
●Alcohol
・Kinto Beer (Ise Shima Local Beer) Bottles/Cans Price: 600 yen
・Ise Shima Highball Price: 600 yen
・Ise Shima Shuwawa (Sake Sparkling) Price: 700 yen
・Sakuzaku (Sake from Ise-Shima) / Glass (700 yen) on the rocks, mixed with water
・Koten (barley shochu from Ise Shima)/Glass (700 yen) on the rocks, mixed with water

●Soft drink price 300 yen
・ Ise GreenTea
·Cola
·orange juice

``Ama's Garden'' where you can learn about Ama.
It was a very valuable spot, not only for fresh seafood, but also for watching demonstrations by Ama divers and listening to their stories!
Please come and visit us!

“Ama’s Garden” was introduced on the March 27, 2024 episode.
Yoshio-niisan, a former gymnast, covers all over Mie Prefecture and spreads the charm of Mie Prefecture as a reporter!
Be sure to tap the image below to watch the video!