Kuji

The Pacific Ocean defines the setting of Kuji — its harbour, fishing industry and coastal neighbourhoods face the open water on Iwate Prefecture’s Sanriku shore. The city stands at the mouth of the Kuji River, in a region where the rugged ria coast has long shaped settlement and transport. Kuji is known for amber, displayed at the Kuji Amber Museum, and for the ama women divers of the Kosode Coast, who traditionally harvest sea urchin and other shellfish without breathing apparatus. Kuji Station is the northern terminus of the Sanriku Railway Rias Line, a local route tracing much of the coast. View additional webcams nearby to understand how Kuji’s Sanriku coast relates to its surroundings.

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