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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...
Yuki Shrine

Travel / Tourism

Mie Tsu-shi Fujikata 2341

"This shrine, about 15 minutes by car from the Tsu IC of the Ise Expressway, is dedicated to Munehiro Yuki of the Shirakawa Yuki clan, one of the 15 shrines of the Kenmu Chukyo sect, who served Emperor Godaigo and helped establish the ""Kenmu Shinsei"" (new Kenmu government) and died in Tsu City. In the shrine garden, about 300 weeping plum trees and 80 plum trees of 10 varieties are planted, and beautiful plum blossoms can be enjoyed from late January to mid-March."
Taikoji Temple

3.5

10 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Mie Ise-shi Futamicho E1659

"This Buddhist temple stands halfway up sacred Mt. Otonashi overlooking Ise Bay. The temple is said to have been founded long ago during the Tenpyo era (729-748). It is also said that the great monk Kobo Daishi visited the temple three times when establishing a temple on Mt. Asama, conveying to the temple Shingon Buddhist secrets. Kobo Daishi is deeply connected to animals, having been led to Mt. Koya by two dogs according to legend, as well as other stories connected to the monk and the frog of Okitama-no-Kami, the monkey of Sarutahiko, and a cat which protected sacred scriptures, and accordingly this temple is also widely famous as the ""Pet Temple."" The Aijuin temple on the grounds is specifically dedicated to pets. The first temple in the prefecture to offer pet memorial, cremation, and cemetery services, the temple preaches the importance of the relationship between humans and animals."

お伊勢参りの玄関、夫婦岩の見える二見置賜神社を戻って、鳥羽方面にトンネルを抜けた右側ですが、山の上の神社です。静かで綺麗にお掃除され海からの潮風がとても気持ち良かったです。お守るりも売っていたのでお土産に購入しました。
Toba Oo-shoya Kadoya

4.0

9 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Mie Pref. Tobashi Toba 4-3-24

Starting as oo-shoya in the late Edo period, this former Hirono family residence was converted into a pharmacy by the name of “Kadoya” until the Taisho period. The main building, built in 1825, was renovated as a place to educate people on Toba’s culture and traditions. There is a strong sense of the Edo period with medical documents and tools as well as other items left to give you a feel of daily life at that time. The first-floor room can be rented. The nearest train station is Nakanogo Station.

Toba was our first port of call on a cruise from Yokohama. The Visitor Centre near the Marine Terminal provided us with a Toba Town Walks brochure; the furthest point (about 20 minutes), was the home...
Tsukiyomi-no-miya

Travel / Tourism

Mie Pref. Iseshi Nakamurachou 742-1

The God Tsukiyomi-no-Mikoto, who controls the phases of the moon and governs over the calendar, is enshrined here at Tsukiyomi-no-miya, an associated shrine of Inner Ise Shrine. After the gods Izanagi-no-Mikoto and Izanami-no-Mikoto gave birth to the Sun Goddess Amaterasu they then gave birth to Tsukiyomi-no-Mikoto. Tsukiyomi is said to be one of the pillars of the gods. Tsukiyomi-no-Mikoto was entrusted with governing the night world. The shrine is about a 10-minute walk from Isuzugawa Station on the Kintetsu Toba Line.
Ise Furuichi Sangu-Kaido Museum

4.0

9 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Mie Pref. Iseshi Nakanochou 69

Ise Furuichi Sangu Kaido Museum is located in Nakano-cho in the city of Ise, Mie Prefecture. It displays the appearance and history of the Furuichi area in panels and photographs. It also contains materials about Ise Kabuki, one of the entry points for Kabuki actors, and the Furuichi Brothel, which was considered one of the three largest in Japan. These exhibits include costumes and wigs actually used in performances of Ise Kabuki and the shamisen (a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo) used in performances. With its other valuable items, such as old advertisements for Mankintan, believed to be Ise Jingu Shrine's miracle drug for every ailment, and the implements used in making it, the museum offers visitors a look of old-time Furuichi.

今回こちらを訪問し初めて《御師》が伊勢信仰の全国的な普及に寄与したことを知りました。江戸時代の御師最盛期山田地域：615家、宇治：271家約900家程度あり明治4年（1871）御師制度は廃止されるも現在でも唯一[丸岡宗大夫邸]が《御師》邸宅として唯一残っていること知りました。 [丸岡宗大夫邸]が現在修復工事中ですが工事が完了し一般公開が開始されれば[丸岡宗大夫]邸を訪問...
Kasado Shrine

4.0

8 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Mie Suzuka-shi Kasadocho 2010

"This Shinto shrine is located in Kasado-cho, Suzuka City. The shrine is the site of the Shiratorizuka Kofun, which records state is the grave of the legendary Yamato Takeru, 12th Emperor of Japan. The shrine is dedicated to the deified spirit of Yamato Takeru, and a sacred ""kasa"" conical hat and cane in the shrine's possession are believed to have belonged to Yamto Takeru. The adjoining Takamiya Museum displays pottery and other artifacts discovered through excavations on the grounds; the museum is open during the shrine's grand spring festival on April 8."

日本武尊ゆかりの神社ということで参拝へ行きました。下から長い階段を上がることもできますが坂道を上ると駐車場があります。この時期は桜が綺麗です近くには古墳もあります。時間の余裕をもって散策されることをお勧めします
Ishiyakushi-ji Temple

4.0

8 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Mie Suzuka-shi Ishiyakushicho 1

The temple is located along Route 25 in Ishiyakushi-cho, Suzuka City, and was founded by Taicho in 726. The main image is a hidden Buddha statue, but it is displayed to the public on December 20 every year during the Susuhariboshi (dusting off of soot) ceremony.

西国薬師霊場巡りの一環として初めて行きました。こじんまりしていましたが歴史が感じられ、東海道の宿場町の寺でした。御朱印帳も東海道が描かれていました。
Tsuchi-no-miya

3.5

8 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Mie Pref. Iseshi Toyokawachou 279 within the territory

One of Outer Ise Shrine’s four associated shrines, which is located past the Kameishi boulder on the right. Originally the shrine was dedicated to the local protection deity Yamada-no-hara but after Outer Ise Shrine was established it changed to the protective deity Jinushigami. In 1128 to protect the land against repeated flooding of the Miyagawa River the shrine was promoted to associated shrine of Outer Ise Shrine. Unlike the rest of the associated shrines which face south, Tsuchi-no-miya faces east.

外宮の御正宮に向かって左手に、多賀宮と、この土宮、そして風宮があります。正宮に次ぐ格式を持つ、とても大事なお宮様。場所は、外宮の正宮に向かっていると、その途中に神域として囲われた「三ツ石」呼ばれる自然石があります。そこを左に曲がって、100数十ｍです。
Joan-ji Temple

3.5

8 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Mie Toba Toba 2-12-3

This Buddhist temple is located in 2-Chome Toba, Toba City. The temple was founded in 1607 after Kuki Moritaka remodeled the Daifuku-ji Temple to memorialize the passing of his father, Kuki Yoshitaka. Becoming the family temple of the Kuki clan, its grounds are the location of the graves of successive generations of Kuki clan members. The temple also owns a gong and stone lantern donated by Moritaka. In addition, the temple's inner study also famously accommodated Emperor Meiji when he stopped at Toba during the Satsuma Rebellion.

鳥羽駅から徒歩15分ほど。創建年不明。曹洞宗の寺院。1607年に九鬼守隆(鳥羽藩初代藩主)が父・嘉隆を弔うために伽藍を建立し、現寺号に改称。本尊は釈迦如来座像。本堂は木造瓦葺きで1993年に屋根を修復。かつての鬼瓦が鐘楼近くに安置されている。西南戦争の際に明治天皇が奥書院に宿泊されており、境内入口には「明治天皇鳥羽行在所」と彫られた石碑が立てられている。
Izawanomiya Shrine

Travel / Tourism

Mie Pref. Shimashi Isobechoukaminogou 374

This shrine, which enshrines the soul of the sun goddess Amaterasu, has drawn worshippers as a remote shrine since long ago where local residents pray for rich bounties from the sea and mountains. “Isobe no Omita,” the rice planting ceremony held every June, is a designated National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property and is one of Japan’s three largest rice planting festivals. It is approximately a three-minute walk from the Kintetsu Railway Shima Line’s Kaminogo Station.
Yamatohime-no-miya

Travel / Tourism

Mie Pref. Iseshi Kusubechou 5

Approximately 2,000 years ago, on the orders of the sun goddess Amaterasu, Yamatohime-no-Mikoto established the Inner Ise Shrine at the head of the Isuzugawa River. The Yamatohime-no-miya Shrine dedicated to Yamatohime was founded in 1923. Follow the path on the west side of the shrine guardian house to find a place for exorcisms, a purifying station, and a warehouse for ritual utensils. From the Ise Interchange on the Ise Expressway it’s about a three-minute drive.
Asamadake Kongosho-ji Temple

Travel / Tourism

Mie Ise-shi Asamacho 548

This is a Zen temple of the Rinzai school, Nanzenji sect on the mountain top of Mt. Asama in Mie Prefecture’s Ise City. Known as a temple to protect the northeast (an unlucky quarter) of Ise-jingu Shrine, it is customary to pay a visit to this temple together with Ise-jingu. It is said to have been established in the middle of the sixth century by order of Emperor Kimmei, and after 825 it flourished as a dojo (training hall) for Shingon esoteric Buddhism in connection to the monk Kukai. On the premises are a large number of edifices standing in a row such as the vermillion-lacquered hondo (main temple building) that was rebuilt in 1609, and the temple’s treasure house which displays many National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties is not to be missed. Its honzon (principal image of worship at a temple), Fukuichimankokuzo daibosatsu is one of three major Kokuzo-Bosatsu (Akasagarbha) in Japan which is also a hidden Buddhist statue that is exhibited once in 20 years in the year following Ise Jingu’s Shikinen Sengu.
Matsusaka Castle Ruins

Travel / Tourism

Mie Pref. Matsusakashi Tonomachi

Designated a National Historic Site in 2011, the Matsusaka Castle Ruins are a symbol of Matsusaka with the proud stone walls still standing. The cherry trees, wisteria, and ginkgo trees are familiar throughout the four seasons, and visitors can take in at a glance a view of the townscape which still bears the vestiges of the castle town. There are many sights to see such as the Museum of Motoori Norinaga, the Museum of History and Folklore, and the old samurai homes of Gojoban Yashiki.
Hananoiwaya-jinja Shrine

Travel / Tourism

Mie Pref. Kumanoshi Arimachou A liner 130

This shrine in Kumano City is near the Kumano Sanzan Shrines. It enshrines Izanami no Mikoto, who according to the ancient Nihon-Shoki (Chronicles of Japan) created a number of gods, as well as Kagutsuchi no Mikoto, the god of fire. Legend says that on giving birth to Kagutsuchi no Mikoto, Izanami no Mikoto died from her burns and was buried at Hananoiwaya. The shrine is now included among the World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. Lots of visitors come to see the sacred rope hanging ceremony conducted at the shrine's bi-annual Reitaisai Festival.
Ama House Gozaya

5.0

5 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Mie Pref. Tobashi Ousatsuchou Shinmei Shrine entrance 1406

This is a veritable “ocean library” that has a collection of books, picture books, and photo collections based on the theme of ama (professional women divers) and the ocean. The rest area Ama-no-Kataribeya where one can hear the stories of the ama and make tokoroten (gelidium jelly strips) and the Ama House Gozaya shop are a shop and rest area made of a remodeled old home. In the shop are products based on the theme of the ocean as well as products that pack in the goodness of Toba, and they also carry incense that is a collaboration with Kyoto’s long-established incense shop Shoyeido.

神明神社の参拝後に、休息がてらに立ち寄りました。一階が海女関連の商品を販売、二階が喫茶店です。私も知人達全員、珈琲を注文したのですが各々器が異なっています。柄を楽しみながら珈琲を味わいました。
Ise Katagami Museum

3.5

7 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Mie Pref. Suzukashi Shirokohonmachi 21-30

This museum presents a collection of items related to Ise Katagami paper stencils. It's a five-minute walk from the east exit of Kintetsu Nagoya Line's Shiroko Station. Ise Katagami is one of the methods used for dying patterns on kimono. It's made with a variety of techniques involving shibugami, paper treated with astringent persimmon juice. Designs are then cut into the paper to create the stencils. The restored building that houses the museum was built in the late Edo Period. It was the home of Terao Saibee, a prominent Shiroko katagami wholesaler. It's been designated a Suzuka City Historic Site. In addition to the katagami stencils, the museum also displays kimono dyed using them and the tools used to make them. You can try making bookmarks using shibugami paper and small shikishi (fancy paperboard squares) too.

団体で行きましたので説明員の方が付き、歴史や様々な技を映像などでひととおり見た後、実際に職人さんの実演を見せていただきました。和紙を何枚も重ねて型紙にすること、模様にあわせて道具も一から手作りであること、そして根気のいる作業、と何から何まではじめて知ることばかりで驚きました。継承には苦労も多いそうですが、このような場を通して広くPRしていただきたいです。
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。
Koujinyama Kannonji

3.5

6 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Mie Suzuka-shi Takatsukacho 1777

This Buddhist temple is located in Takatsuka-cho, Suzuka City. Founded in 812 by the great priest Kobo Daishi to enshrine a statue depicting the legendary Yamato Takeru as a Buddhist deity, the temple later built a hall to enshrine an 11-headed Kanzeon Bodhisattva statue as its principal object of worship. The mountain on the grounds behind the temple is famous as the place where Kira no Nikichi, sworn friend of Shimizu no Jirocho, lost his life in the Fight at Kojinyama, and there is a memorial that was erected by shamisen storyteller Torazo Hirosawa.

任侠の地元親分の縄張り争いに清水の次郎長一家が加勢して大立ち回りが行われた場所が荒神山観音寺裏手のようです。勝負には勝ったようですが凶弾に倒れた「吉良の仁吉」を偲んで、講談師「広沢虎造」が建立した碑が建っています。現在は多少雑木林も残っていますが、開発が進んでいますね。JR関西線加佐登駅から徒歩で30分ほどでしょうかハイキングにも良いです。
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。

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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.