What’s Nori?

Nori is one of the most popular and traditional foods in Japan. It

Onigiri and so on.

Farmers go to the shallow sea on the boats and pick up Nori grown on

Bamboo sticks were used before nets.

Welcome to Omori Nori Museum

What’s Nori?

Nori is one of the most popular and traditional foods in Japan. It

Onigiri and so on.

Farmers go to the shallow sea on the boats and pick up Nori grown on

Bamboo sticks were used before nets.

Welcome to Omori Nori Museum

－ Outline of our museum

Nori is one of the most popular and traditional foods in Japan. It

Farmers go to the shallow sea on the boats and pick up Nori grown on

Bamboo sticks were used before nets.

Welcome to Omori Nori Museum

Outline of our museum

Nori is one of the most popular and traditional foods in Japan. It

Farmers go to the shallow sea on the boats and pick up Nori grown on

Bamboo sticks were used before nets.

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Welcome to Omori Nori Museum

Outline of our museum

Nori is one of the most popular and traditional foods in Japan. It

Farmers go to the shallow sea on the boats and pick up Nori grown on

Nori is a kind of seaweeds

Welcome to Omori Nori Museum

Outline of our museum

Nori is one of the most popular and traditional foods in Japan. It

Nori on the nets

Farmers go to the shallow sea on the boats and pick up Nori grown on

Nori is a kind of seaweeds

Welcome to Omori Nori Museum

Outline of our museum －

Nori is one of the most popular and traditional foods in Japan. It’s used for

ori on the nets

Farmers go to the shallow sea on the boats and pick up Nori grown on

Nori is a kind of seaweeds

Welcome to Omori Nori Museum

s used for

ori on the nets

Farmers go to the shallow sea on the boats and pick up Nori grown on

Nori is a kind of seaweeds.

s used for Sushi roll,

Farmers go to the shallow sea on the boats and pick up Nori grown on the nets.

Sushi roll,

the nets.

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After coming back to the land, they make thin sheets like paper.

History

Omori is the birthplace of Nori manufacturing. It became active around 300 years ago

(Edo period). After a while, Nori farming technology spread across all over the country

from here. However, in December 1962, Nori farmers agreed to reclaim farming places

for modern development of Tokyo Port. 300 years history around here came to the end.

Hiroshige Utagawa(1st) 1857 Tokyo Bay 1950’s

How to make Nori sheets (

How to make Nori sheets (

1. Picking up Nori

3. Chopping up

5. Working place

How to make Nori sheets (

Picking up Nori

Chopping up

Working place

How to make Nori sheets (1940

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1940～50’s

2. Making Nori sheets started

4. Pouring Nori into the square frame

50’s photos

Making Nori sheets started

4. Pouring Nori into the square frame

6. Drying Nori sheets in the sun

photos)

Making Nori sheets started

4. Pouring Nori into the square frame

6. Drying Nori sheets in the sun

Making Nori sheets started before dawn

4. Pouring Nori into the square frame

6. Drying Nori sheets in the sun

before dawn

4. Pouring Nori into the square frame

6. Drying Nori sheets in the sun

before dawn

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Omori Nori museum

This museum was opened in memory of the Nori’s history in 2008 owing to passions of

local people.

Exhibitions

1st floor

There is the last Nori ship with an engine. Small boat above it is for one person’s use.

A short film on the wall shows Nori manufacturing of half a century ago. And there is

a reconstruction of the workplace for Nori manufacturing.

The last nori boat

Reproduced working place

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2nd floor

There are many traditional Nori making tools, experience corner, and science of Nori

corner.

Traditional nori making tools

Experience corner

3rd floor

This is a rest area. There’re tables and chairs. You can look over the seaside park,

especially artificial beach. The scenery is very beautiful. We also have a flowerbed.

View from 3rd f

Flower bed

Did you enjoy our museum? Thank you very much for visiting.