Culture / Tour Spots in Mie Area

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Toba Aquarium

4.5

818 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Mie Pref. Tobashi Toba 3-3-6

Located in Toba City, this is Japan’s largest aquarium. Appropriate of its catch phrase “Japan’s largest number of species bred” the aquarium is home to approximately 1,200 species of animals. The aquarium has 12 zones that come close to natural environments, and one characteristic is that there is no prescribed viewing route. The aquarium has Japan’s only dugong, a sea creature which served as a model for the mermaid legends, and along with the manatees is a popular animal to see. Moreover, the museum not only features aquatic animals but also displays animals that live close to water such as capybara. The humorous show featuring sea lions and walruses is a must-see.

Toba aquarium is a nice attraction with the animals generally seeming well looked after. Visiting on a rainy day it was quite busy inside, but the spaces inside were large enough that it did not feel...
Ninja Museum of Igaryu

4.0

353 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Mie Pref. Igashi Uenomarunouchi 117

This ninja museum in Iga Ueno Castle's Ueno Park boasts the best ninja collection in the world. Composed of the Ninja House, Ninja Experience Hall, and Ninja Tradition Hall, they showcase real ninjas with a concept of bringing ninjutsu into the present. The Ninja House itself was built by a local Iga clan, and under the guidance of a kunoichi (female ninja), you can check out its contrivances like trap doors, escape routes, and revolving walls. The Azura ninja group's breathtaking shows and the shuriken throwing program are also popular. So is the shop selling ninja related items.

We went just before golden week and our luck no show on the day were were there. So bit disappointed as you would thus have to use your imagination. It has increased in price for admission over the...
Ise Sea Paradise

4.5

212 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Mie Pref. Iseshi Futamichoue 580

This aquarium was designed around the concepts of creating a sense of zero distance between visitors and animals, and making contact through handshakes. The aquarium holds a diverse array of events which allow visitors to play with seals lions, spotted seals, and other marine animals. During walrus walk time, visitors can also take a commemorative photo up close with a walrus. The aquarium is divided into different themed areas, including a fish hall, marine mammal square, and sea lion hall. In July 2020, a new dedicated seahorse exhibit and cafe-themed UOASIS exhibited were added.

This aquarium is not so big,but really nice aquarium! Many kinds of fish, we can see them close at hand. Of course you are not able to touch them. But you are like in the fish world.
Mie Prefectural Museum (MieMu)

4.0

50 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Mie Pref. Tsushi Isshindenkoudubeta 3060

This museum opened in 2014. To reach it, take a bus for five minutes from the west entrance of Kintetsu, JR, and Ise Railway's Tsu Station and get off at the Sogo Bunka Center Mae stop. It's right there. The museum is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the prefecture. Its main exhibition room depicts Mie's characteristic natural environment around the perimeter of the room, and in the middle presents a comprehensive overview of its people, physical items, and history of cultural exchange. You can also see a fully reconstructed ancient elephant known as the Mie Elephant, consisting of the oldest fossils to be discovered in Mie prefecture. In the back yard there's a reproduction of the Torii Kofun burial mound's stone hut.

凄くお金をかけて作られた建物ですね。一時間ほど時間が余ったので、行ってみました。コロナ禍なので展示内容にも色々制限がかかっていましたが、 510円の入場料としては、それなりに楽しめる内容だったと思います。ただ、非常に平べったい展示なので、もっと尖った特徴のある内容の展示の方が人を呼べるのでは？と思いました。例えば伊賀忍者とか...
Paramita Museum

4.0

32 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Mie Pref. Miegunkomonochou Obanenmatsugaechou 21-6

An art museum located not far from Obane-en Station on the Kintetsu Railway Yunoyama Line. The museum displays pieces by artists like Koichi Uchida and Teruko Tsuji, as well as the Heart Sutra sculpture series by Masuo Ikeda, an artist also known as a printmaker and writer of the Akutagawa Prize-winning novel Offering in the Aegean. The museum has a small gallery which can be borrowed by regular people for holding exhibitions and the museum also holds concerts making use of a portion of its exhibition space. In the adjoining Paramita Garden, visitors can view stone sculptures and wild plants which grow at the foot of the Suzuka Mountains.

二階建ての美術館です。駐車場は広くて無料なのが嬉しい。館内は写真撮影ができる場所とそうでない場所があります。撮影したい場合は、受付でもらえるマップで確認できます。カメラの絵にグリーンの丸印は撮影できます。あと一週間ほどで終了する棟方志功展を鑑賞したくて来館。二階部分のフロアがメインですが、作品が多すぎて一階フロアにも展示されています。掛け軸、襖絵、衝立、お皿など、多種多様な作品がズラリ。こんなにた...
Saiku Historical Museum

4.5

27 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Mie Pref. Takigunmeiwachou Takegawa 503

This historical museum run by Mie Prefecture is located about a 15-minute walk from Kintetsu Railway's Saiku Station. The place where the museum is built is the site of the palace for the ancient imperial princesses serving at the Ise shrine from ancient times until the period of the northern and southern dynasties (1336-1392). The exhibits are centered on Shinto rituals, history and culture related to the princesses serving at Ise Jingu Shrine. The research results of the townscape at the time based on over 30-year excavation survey of the site are also on display. Special exhibitions and lectures are also held, and among them is a unique one where you can tour an actual site currently being excavated.

名称として《斎宮》を知っていましたが実際にどのようなことをやっていたのかよくわからず今回ゆったりと伊勢・志摩エリアを旅行したのを機会に《斎宮跡》内の3施設の1ケ所として訪問しました。こちらの内部は3つのエリア；映像展示室と展示室1&2...
Soranpo Yokkaichi Municipal Museum and Planetarium

4.0

36 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Mie Yokkaichi-shi Yasujima 1-3-16

In addition to a permanent exhibition spanning three floors which recreates the history of Yokkaichi City with life-sized dioramas, a variety of special exhibitions are held on the fourth floor. There's also the most advanced planetarium on Earth on the fifth floor, which is capable of projecting around 140 million stars, the most in the world. Further, the Yokkaichi Pollution and Environmental Museum for Future Awareness is located on the second floor.

是非訪れて欲しい博物館。プラネタリウムは予約をしていかなければ、週末は難しいようです。今回は四日市の歴史に関する展示を観ました。先人の公害に対する取組、戦い、対策について深く学ぶ事が出来ました。無料ですが、充実した施設です。
Danjiri Museum

3.5

41 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Mie Iga-shi Ueno Marunouchi 122-4

"In this museum, you can learn about the distinctive features and history of the area's traditional danjiri festival floats. The museum displays three danjiri floats used in the Ueno Tenjin Festival, an autumn festival held in Iga City's Ueno district which has been added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list. Three 300-inch screens in the museum display videos of the festival, enabling visitors to experience a realistic atmosphere and the noise of the festival through high definition imagery. The museum also has an area recreating the festival's ""Procession of Demons,"" a highly unusual event unlike almost anything else in Japan, and no matter what time of year it is, you can enjoy the spirit of the festival. There's also an area where you can try on ninja garb, and a shop selling local souvenirs and specialty products from the former castle town area of Ueno, Iga City."

This is a museum and also a place where u can rental the ninja outfit. It is quite fun to dress up like a ninja and walk around the city and of course the ninja museum. The staff are very helpful...
Ouchiyama Zoo

4.5

14 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Mie Pref. Wataraiguntaikichou Ouchiyama 530-4

A zoo where everything from lions to carps live in an area surrounded by natural woodland. Opened in 1973, this extremely rare zoo is operated privately. The zoo cares for injured animals and animals which had no place elsewhere to go after the original zoo they were kept at closed. Visitors can also take commemorative pictures with and feed a variety of animals, such as hamadryas baboons.

小さいが子供にはちょうど良い。小さいので子供つれでも疲れない。体感としては東山動物園よりよかった。小さい子供には特に良い。おじいちゃん、おばあちゃんと来ている小さな子供大内山牛乳に寄ってアイスを買って食べた。うまい。帰りに荷坂峠を下り紀伊長島へ荷坂峠入り口のトンネルを抜けると左手に紀伊長島の美しい風景が見える。 42号線沿いのまる清であじフライ定食ととんかつ定食を食べた。丁寧に作ってい...
Kuwana City Museum

4.0

24 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Mie Pref. Kuwanashi Kyoumachi 37-1

"This museum, dedicated to the history of Kuwana City, displays a collection related to the history of the Kuwana Domain, and to the local pottery Banko ware. It also has special exhibitions of paintings and woodblocks, as well as works from the Kuwana-connected swordsmith Muramasa. Their Sword Handling experience is growing ever more popular, and is offered as a ""Hometown Tax"" incentive gift."

2023年NHK大河トラマ《どうする家康》に興味を持たれているのであれば来年の企画展；令和5年(2023)1年14日-2月26日[こうなる徳川将軍家 -家康と千姫ー特別公開千姫復元着物]を如何でしょうか。私達は令和4年(2022)10月22日-11月27日華ひらく近代工芸の美、板谷波山（陶芸家...
Jingu Museum & Agriculture Museum

4.0

9 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Mie Pref. Iseshi Koudakujimotochou 1754-1

These two historical museums in Kodakushimoto Town, Ise City, Mie Prefecture are located between the Naiku and Geku of Ise-jingu Shrine. The Jingu Museum mainly displays items regarding Ise Jingu’s history, culture and rites, and the number of items in their collection reaches approximately 130,000 items including 11 items that are National Important Cultural Properties. The model of the shaden (main building) construction and the sacred treasures are a must-see. The Jingu Agriculture Museum is Japan’s oldest industrial museum and is based on the theme of how the products of nature are useful. It collects and displays items exhibited at Meiji period domestic industrial fairs or expositions, food and alcohol offered to the gods, and plant models.

[神宮徴古館][神宮農業館]が両方とも国登録有形文化財に指定されている建築物であり設計者が[迎賓館（東京）]を設計した《片山東熊》であることから訪問しました。建物は平等院・鳳凰堂（京都）をイメーシしたようですが周囲環境に大きな相違があるせいか平等院・鳳凰堂を鑑賞した時のような感動はありませんでした。内部は写真撮影禁止の為写真で紹介出来ませんが入館するとこちらが日本で最初の農...
Waju no Sato

4.5

12 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Mie Pref. Kuwanashi Nagashimachounishigawa 1093

"This learning complex allows visitors to learn about the history, culture, and industry of Nagashima town and the waju flood barrier. It contains the ""amu-seum"" area with History and Folklore Museum, and the “active area “ with Industrial Activity Hall, and each has a variety of displays. Outside the building is the Waju Observation Park which has a year-round activity farm which is quite popular for its harvesting experience."

とても面白く、民族博物館にとても似ています。興味深いものもたくさんあり、また行きたくなります。木曽三川公園や、輪中ドームと一緒に行くと良いのではないのでしょうか。
Makonde Art Museum

4.0

11 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Mie Pref. Iseshi Futamichoumatsushita 1799

This art museum in Futami Town, Ise City, Mie Prefecture collects and displays art mainly from the Makonde Tribe that lives on the border zone between Tanzania and Mozambique in East Africa. Inside various works that the curator has collected over many years are substituted and shown to the public. A large number of works by the Makonde tribe are items made of ebony, and the carvings full of vitality are attractive. In addition, there are Tinga Tinga paintings, musical instruments and lifestyle implements on display.

いろいろな施設の入場券と切符がセットになっている近鉄のチケットで鳥羽に行ったときに立ち寄ってみました。鳥羽駅からのバスの本数が少ないので、公共交通機関利用者にとっては、ついでにちょっと立ち寄るというのはなかなか難しいと思います。私が行ったときには混雑しておらずゆっくりと見ることができました。施設そのものはおすすめできます。
Shikinensengukinenjingu Art Museum

4.0

9 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Mie Pref. Iseshi Koudakujimotochou 1754-1

こちらの美術館と一般的な他の美術館との大きな相違点としてこちらは 20年に1度行われる《式年遷宮》を奉賛し神宮に奉納した当代の代表作家による作品を収蔵・展示していることです。私達の関心分野である工芸品を中心に鑑賞しましたが流石に《式年遷宮》時神宮に奉納した作品と言うだけ展示作品は多くありませんが心が吸い込まれてしまいます（内部は写真撮影禁止の為写真で紹介出来ず）。私達が訪問し...
Banko no Sato Hall

3.5

7 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Mie Pref. Yokkaichishi Toueichou 4-8

Located a five-minute walk from Kawaramachi Station on the Kintetsu Nagoya Line, Banko no Sato Hall is a venue for displaying and selling Mie Prefecture's best-known pottery, Bankoyaki. In addition to galleries that explain the history of Bankoyaki and the techniques used in producing it, there is also a shop where visitors can select from a wide array of Bankoyaki pottery, as one would expect in the area of the style's origin. The studio on the first floor offers instruction, everything from a one-day pottery making experience to a full-fledged regular pottery course. Visitors can also try painting pottery to create a souvenir that is uniquely their own. On the second floor is a restaurant, Nijiirodo, where a chef prepares daily lunch specials. Reservations are recommended, since quantities are limited.

万古焼の体験や販売施設です。販売店は二階です。さほど展示量は無いですが二割引きで購入できるので、駅前のデパートなどで買うよりはお得です。
Matsusaka City Cultural Asset Center

4.0

5 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Mie Pref. Matsusakashi Sotogomagarichou 1

This facility is also called the Haniwa-kan. You can reach it by taking the bus from JR and Kintetsu Matsusaka Station that runs counterclockwise around the city. Get off at the Shimin Bunka-kaikan (Matsusakashi) bus stop, and it's right there. There's a permanent display of scholastically important haniwa earthen objects like the boat-shaped Funagata Haniwa excavated from the Takarazuka Burial Mound, a National Historic Site. Its citizen's gallery is in a restored cotton yarn warehouse built in 1923 that was part of the former Kanebo Matsusaka Spinning Factory. The warehouse is a Nationally Registered Tangible Cultural Property, and the interior and the eaves at the front are original.

大型の船形埴輪の展示がある施設です。入館料は110円と格安です。船形埴輪は非常に迫力がありました。また、はにわ館と同じ敷地には1923年に建てられた煉瓦造りの旧カネボウ綿糸松阪工場綿糸倉庫もあり、併せて楽しめるかと思います。
Begonia Garden

4.5

4 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Mie Kuwana-shi Nagashimacho Komae Urushibata 270

This botanical garden is located in the Nabana no Sato amusement park in Komae, Nagashima-cho, Kuwana City. Some 5,000 potted tuberous begonias grow in a vast, 9,000 square-meter greenhouse, making this one of the largest begonia gardens in the country. Delighting with the beautiful sight of colorful flowers gathered from around the world, the garden also offers a photo service conducted by a professional photographer, and garden staff-guided tours. There's also a cafe in the greenhouse where you can enjoy teatime surrounded by flowers.

なばなの里の中にあるベゴニアばかり展示している施設。別途入場料が必要です。一人千円とかなり高めだけど、なばなの里入場券に500円割引のチケット会社ついてたので半額で入れました。ベゴニア、そしてまたベゴニアとかなり見ごたえのある施設です。まぁ1,000円の価値があるかどうか…は人によっては微妙かも知れませんが^^;
Nakayama Medicine Plant Park (Genjo no Yakata)

4.0

4 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Mie Pref. Takiguntakichou Hatase 412-2

Nakayama Herb Park is a botanical garden is adjacent to Genjo no Yakata in Taki County, Mie Prefecture. The garden is maintained in honor of the accomplishments of Noro Genjo, a medical pioneer of mid Edo period, who learned Western medicine from Dutch books, and was born here. Visitors can see 250 kinds of medicinal plants and trees year-round. Among the plants on view are dandelions (for gastrointestinal disorders, bitter stomachic, asthma), chameleon plants (for swelling, hemorrhoids, and hardening of the arteries), and heal-all (for diuresis, bladder infections), and others, including chamomile and fennel.

足湯目的で行きました。途中の道は狭く、駐車場に辿り着くまで少し迷いました。足湯は先客お一人のみで、ゆったりできました。ハーブの香りが心地良かったです。
Contemporary Art Museum ISE

4.0

4 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Mie Pref. Wataraigunminamisechou Gokashoura Baba 102 - 8

An art museum which displays and holds events focusing on modern art located in Ise-Shima National Park overlooking Gokasho Bay. In the soothing café on the first floor, you can enjoy views of quiet Gokasho Bay and the surrounding greenery. The museum’s sculpture area includes in- and outdoor displays.

上品でとっても良い雰囲気の美術館です。天気の良い日は是非お茶も。オーシャンフロントの美術館です。道中一部狭い道かあり、現在拡幅中です。
Suzuka City Traditional Industries Museum

4.0

4 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Mie Suzuka-shi Jike 3-10-1

A 10-minute walk from Kohzugaura Station on the Kintetsu Nagoya Line, this facility introduces the traditional crafts of Isekatagami and Suzuka Sumi, and displays and introduces the works and manufacturing tools of Suzuka Sumi, known for its high quality, and Isekatagami, used for dyeing kimono fabrics with designs such as komon and yuzen. There is also a video corner and a gallery, and demonstrations of Ise-katagami every Sunday and Suzuka Sumi ink on the second and fourth Sundays.

伊勢型紙や墨が出来るまでの展示があります。特に伊勢型紙の緻密さには目を見張るものがあります。思わず機械で切ったのか聞いてしまいましたが全て手作業との事でさらにビックリしました。

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Mie Areas

Spread across the eastern side of the Kii Peninsula, Mie prefecture boasts hundreds of kilometers of pretty coastline comprising the oyster-rich Toba city and Shima National Park all the way down to Kumano, a city that marks the beginning of part of the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage, which runs into neighboring Wakayama prefecture. However, Mie is best known for the Ise Jingu Shinto shrine inland, one of the oldest and largest shrines in the country.