Map of Ago Bay
The sun setting over Ago Bay

Ago Bay (英虞湾, Ago-wan) is a bay in the city of Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is part of the Ise-Shima region.

The bay is known for its beauty and sees many tourists each year, in particular due to a train network owned by Kintetsu which runs trains from both Osaka and Nagoya to Kashiko-jima, an island in the bay.

Pearl cultivation was first invented in this bay by Kōkichi Mikimoto in 1893.

34°17′02″N 136°47′23″E / 34.283792°N 136.789722°E / 34.283792; 136.789722


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